Robert Duggan

The grotesque in contemporary British fiction (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows how the grotesque continues to be a powerful force in contemporary British writing and provides an illuminating picture of often controversial aspects of recent fiction.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: NYU Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526112040
• Artikelnr.: 48795649

Autorenporträt

Robert Duggan is Senior Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature at the University of Central Lancashire

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The contemporary British grotesque 2. Angela Carter: The
play's the thing 3. Martin Amis: The limits of comedy 4. Ian McEwan: Below
the waves 5. Iain Banks: Improbable possibilities 6. Will Self: Under the
influence 7. Toby Litt: Haunted by the grotesque Conclusion Index