{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-contemporary-british-and-irish-literature-isbn-9781118902301","title":"The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WILEY BLACKWELL COMPANION TO CONTEMPORARY BRITISH AND IRISH LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful guide to the exploration of modern British and Irish literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have guide for anyone hoping to navigate the world of new British and Irish writing. Including modern authors and poets from the 1960s through to the 21st century, the Companion provides a thorough overview of contemporary poetry, fiction, and drama by some of the most prominent and noteworthy writers. Seventy-three comprehensive chapters focus on individual authors as well as such topics as Englishness and identity, contemporary Science Fiction, Black writing in Britain, crime fiction, and the influence of globalization on British and Irish Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in four parts, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature\u003c\/i\u003e includes comprehensive examinations of individual authors, as well as a variety of themes that have come to define the contemporary period: ethnicity, gender, nationality, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA thorough guide to the main figures and concepts in contemporary literature from Britain and Ireland, this two-volume set:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes studies of notable figures such as Seamus Heaney and Angela Carter, as well as more recently influential writers such as Zadie Smith and Sarah Waters.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers topics such as LGBT fiction, androgyny in contemporary British Literature, and post-Troubles Northern Irish Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a broad range of writers and topics covered by distinguished academics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an analysis of the interplay between individual authors and the major themes of the day, and whether an examination of the latter enables us to appreciate the former.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature\u003c\/i\u003e provides essential reading for students as well as academics seeking to learn more about the history and future direction of contemporary British and Irish Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Bradford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Before Now: An Essay on Pre-Contemporary Fiction and Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Bradford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. British Literature Today: 21st century British literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Butler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Introduction to Contemporary Irish Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Overview of Modern\/Contemporary Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin De Ornellas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Aidan Higgins: Disguised Autobiographies\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil Murphy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Brian Friel\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham Price\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Alan Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph H. O’Mealy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Edward Bond\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Billingham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Seamus Heaney\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam Hanna\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Michael Moorcock\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Angela Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnja Muller-Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Christina Reid\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichal Lachman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Bernard MacLaverty \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e13a. Eavan Boland's Poetry: The Inoperative Community\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePilar Villar-Argáiz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. I am, therefore I think: being and thinking inside the world of John Banville’s fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlisa Hemphill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Julian Barnes (born 1946)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanessa Guignery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Where They Are: Language and Place in James Kelman’s Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohnny Rodger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Howard Barker (and the Art of Theatre)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElisabeth Angel-Perez and Vanasay Khamphommala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Marina Lewycka\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeather Fielding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Dermot Healy (1947-2014)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeith Hopper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. David Edgar\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSean Carney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Ian McEwan\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Diemert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Tom Paulin - Writer and Translator\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephanie Schwerter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Graham Swift\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Lea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Martin Amis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Peter Ackroyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean-Michel Ganteau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Patrick McGrath\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSue Zlosnik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Medbh Mcguckian\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbola Farago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Paul Muldoon\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlex Alonso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. William Boyd: ‘Fiction… so real you forget it is fiction’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Berberich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. ‘Some of these things are true, and some of them lies. But they are all good stories’: the Historical Fiction of Hilary Mantel \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura J Burkinshaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Linton Kwesi Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Taylor Merriman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Hanif Kureishi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaurenz Volkmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Colm Tóibín\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathleen Costello-Sullivan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Janice Galloway\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDorothy Mcmillan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Martin Crimp\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAleks Sierz \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Adam Thorpe\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominic Head\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. Benjamin Zephaniah\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham MacPhee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. Jeanette Winterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusana Onega\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. Jonathan Coe\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaurent Mellet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. From the Living Dead of Crouch End to the Brexiteers of Wolverhampton: Surprising Humanity in the Corpus of Will Self\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin De Ornellas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Bradford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. Jackie Kay\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNerys Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. Kathleen Jamie\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeather Yeung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. Ali Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonica Germanà\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. A.L. Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonika Szuba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. Monica Ali\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46. 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British Influences on the Graphic Novel: a Discussion of the ‘Invasion’ Model of Interpretation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugo Frey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62. The Girl-Hero for the New Millennia: Alice’s Great-great-granddaughters in Post-Gender Fantasy Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatharine Kittredge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63. Contemporary British Gothic: the C21st ghost story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatherine Byrne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64. Post-Troubles Northern Irish Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr. George Legg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65. Globalisation and its Discontents in Twenty-First Century British and Irish Crime Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Butler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66. British Psychogeographical Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEva M. Pérez-Rodríguez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67. Representing gender: The Resurgence of Androgyny in Contemporary British Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustine Goneaud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68. Approaches to Modern, Contemporary Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin De Ornellas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69. Verbatim Theatre\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCyrielle Garson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70. ‘It had stopped being history and turned into experience’: An Approach to the Historical Novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca Devine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71. Global Literature and the Death of the Novel: Rushdie in Retro-Persepective\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadelena Gonzalez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72. Strange Metaphors: Contemporary Black Writing in Britain\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenni Ramone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e73. 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He is founder and general editor of the new Wiley-Blackwell biography series \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Author.\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WILEY BLACKWELL COMPANION TO CONTEMPORARY BRITISH AND IRISH LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful guide to the exploration of modern British and Irish literature\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have guide for anyone hoping to navigate the world of new British and Irish writing. Including modern authors and poets from the 1960s through to the 21st century, the Companion provides a thorough overview of contemporary poetry, fiction, and drama by some of the most prominent and noteworthy writers. 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