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The Novel since 1990
REGION:
Australia & New Zealand
LEVELS:
Year 11 / Year 12
SUBJECT AREA:
English
EDITION:
1ed
ISBN:
9780521712491
PUBLICATION DATE:
10/07/2008
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Post-1990 fiction is an exciting and rewarding area of study. Following a period when the decline of the novel was widely discussed, fiction has emerged as a vibrant and innovative genre, exploring the diversity of the contemporary world and, frequently, experimenting with form and language. Contemporary Fiction introduces students to the major and recurrent preoccupations of the post-1990 novel; it identifies some of the chief characteristics of the genre, and offers ways in which contemporary writing can be analysed and discussed. Texts are placed in their cultural contexts and are often discussed in the light of related works. Extracts from recent novels are provided for extended discussion, including writing by Ian McEwan, J.M. Coetzee, Angela Carter and Angela Levy. 
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Introduction 1. Reading contemporary fiction 2. Approaches to the texts 3. Texts and extracts 4. Critical approaches to contemporary fiction 5. How to write about contemporary fiction 6. Resources Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Offering critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres, Cambridge Contexts in Literature supports comparative and contextual study and is ideal for library reference or for building a senior module around a selected title. Each volume has been carefully planned to help students evaluate the influence of literary, cultural and historical contexts on both writers and readers, and includes an anthology of texts and extracts exemplifying key issues. ALL TITLES IN SERIES:
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