{"product_id":"the-state-of-the-novel-britain-and-beyond-hardback-9781405170116","title":"The State of the Novel; Britain and Beyond (Hardback) 9781405170116","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe State of the Novel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBritain and Beyond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Few critics have mastered the terrain of contemporary British fiction as Dominic Head has done, and that mastery is fully evidenced here.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eJim English\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Pennsylvania  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe State of the Novel\u003c\/i\u003e is perceptive, lucid, intelligent, and accessible throughout. A welcome addition to critical work on contemporary fiction, which should appeal to diverse readerships.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eAndrzej Gasiorek\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Birmingham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDominic Head (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405170116, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 August 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.435 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Head contemplates the contemporary novel and its readers, scholarly and general, offering a reminder of the form's potential. Serious fiction interrogates social and political issues and plays an important part in the ‘process of acculturation’ and in the formation of identity and understanding of the self.” (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"The first half of Head's book benefits from a tight focus on analysing the relationship between the contemporary cultural fields on England and the US, and the literary novel genre … .I particularly liked the readings Head offers of the peculiarly British sub-genre of the 'seaside novel' \". (\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart of the Blackwell Manifestos series, \u003ci\u003eThe State of the Novel\u003c\/i\u003e offers a lively, yet rigorous investigation into the state and future of the contemporary British novel written by an expert in the field.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluates the state of the ‘serious literary’ novel and novel criticism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProminent treatment is paid to the ‘internationalization’ of the novel in English\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a manifesto on contemporary fiction from an expert in this field; Dominic Head is best known for his \u003ci\u003eCambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-\u003c\/i\u003e2000\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablishes the shared interests of contemporary theorists of the novel, cultural commentators, and novel consumers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn ideal supplementary text for students and faculty interested in the novel and contemporary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. \u003cp\u003e1. The Post-Consensus Renaissance?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Novel and Cultural Life in Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Assimilating Multiculturalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Terrorism in Transatlantic Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Global Futures: Novelists, Critics, Citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437785116952,"sku":"9781405170116","price":71.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405170116.jpg?v=1784940249","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-state-of-the-novel-britain-and-beyond-hardback-9781405170116","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}