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Part of the Blackwell Manifestos series, The State of the Novel offers a lively, yet rigorous investigation into the state and future of the contemporary British novel written by an expert in the field. Evaluates the state of the serious literary novel and novel criticism Prominent treatment is paid to the internationalization of the novel in English Offers a manifesto on contemporary fiction from an expert in this field; Dominic Head is best known for his Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-2000 Establishes the shared interests of contemporary theorists of the novel, cultural commentators, and novel consumers An ideal supplementary text for students and faculty interested in the novel and contemporary fiction
Part of the Blackwell Manifestos series, The State of theNovel offers a lively, yet rigorous investigation into thestate and future of the contemporary British novel written by anexpert in the field.* Evaluates the state of the 'serious literary' noveland novel criticism* Prominent treatment is paid to the'internationalization' of the novel in English* Offers a manifesto on contemporary fiction from an expert inthis field; Dominic Head is best known for his CambridgeIntroduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-2000* Establishes the shared interests of contemporary theorists ofthe novel, cultural commentators, and novel consumers* An ideal supplementary text for students and faculty interestedin the novel and contemporary fiction
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.