D. Head, The State of the Novel. Britain and Beyond

Dominic Head, The State of the Novel. Britain and Beyond, Blackwell, coll. Blackwell Manifestos, 2008,  184p.

Paperback: Isbn (ean13):  9781405170109.

Hardback: Isbn (ean13): 9781405170116.

Présentation de l'éditeur:

The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel - in Britain and beyond - and some speculation about its future. Against the backdrop of globalization, Dominic Head establishes the interests shared by contemporary theorists, cultural commentators, and consumers of novels. Key topics are re-evaluated, including: literary prize culture; the idea of a literary renaissance in the 1980s; provincial fiction; the "post-9/11 novel"; and the presumed superiority of the novel in the US. False, but influential myths about the contemporary novel are challenged. This timely book contributes substantially to a revitalized form of novel criticism, emerging from the shadow of academic professionalism as a relevant and necessary medium.

Sommaire:

 Introduction
1. The Post-Consensus Renaissance?
2. The Novel and Cultural Life in Britain
3. Assimilating Multiculturalism
4. Terrorism in Transatlantic Perspective
5. Global Futures: Novelists, Critics, Citizens
Notes
Bibliography
Index