A York Notes Companion for students of contemporary literature, this volume looks at the literature of our own times, shaped by recent experiences from millennial anxieties to the events of 9/11. Placing texts within a cultural and critical context, the book discusses emerging genres such as multicultural and post-colonial writing, contemporary theatre, autobiography and the neo-Victorian novel. Established writers such as A. S. Byatt, Salman Rushdie, and Carol Ann Duffy are featured alongside the newer voices of Zadie Smith, Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters in a volume which offers an essential overview of the contemporary literary scene in Britain and further afield.
| ISBN: | 9781408204771 |
| Publication date: | 15th June 2010 |
| Author: | Fiona Tolan |
| Publisher: | Longman an imprint of Pearson Education |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 329 pages |
| Series: | York Notes Companions |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: postcolonial literature Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary companions, book reviews and guides Literary studies: general Literary studies: poetry and poets Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literature: history and criticism |