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Intercultural Voices in Contemporary British Literature: The Implosion of Empire
By Lars Ole Sauerberg
236 pages
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Synopsis
During the last decades of the 20th century it has become increasingly difficult to consider British literature as "national" or "mainstream." This book investigates contemporary fiction and poetry written in or relating to Britain, and uncovers a distinct sense of a new and different national and social reality. Tracing literary effects of migration, globalization, and regionalization, the book focuses on literary tradition as an inspiration or object of hate and frustration for the exploration ...
During the last decades of the 20th century it has become increasingly difficult to consider British literature as "national" or "mainstream." This book investigates contemporary fiction and poetry written in or relating to Britain, and uncovers a distinct sense of a new and different national and social reality. Tracing literary effects of migration, globalization, and regionalization, the book focuses on literary tradition as an inspiration or object of hate and frustration for the exploration and expression of post-imperial experiences.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Preface viii
- Introduction 1
- 1 - Literary Britain Between Imperial Legacy and Regional Devolution 12
- 2 - Imperial Aftermath in British Post-World War Two Fiction 33
- 3 - Verbal (pre)occupations 54
- 4 - Wholly Female, Partly Foreign 83
- 5 - In the Great Tradition – but with a Difference 109
- 6 - Global Villagers 137
- 7 - Adopting and Adapting Crime Fiction 162
- 8 - Critical Perspective 189
- Notes 213
- References 219
- Index 223