The Post-War British Literature Handbook [Paperback]

Literature and Culture Handbooksare an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture. Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills. Written in clear language by leading academics, they provide an indispensable introduction to key topics, including:
Introduction to authors, texts, historical and cultural contexts

Guides to key critics, concepts and topics

An overview of major critical approaches, changes in the canon and directions of current and future research

Case studies in reading literary and critical texts

Annotated bibliography (including websites), timeline, glossary of critical terms.

The Post-War British Literature Handbookis an accessible and comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in post-war Britain.

General Editors' Introduction1. Introduction and Timeline, Katharine Cockin and Jago MorrisonPART I: CONTEXTS2. The Historical Context of Post-War British Literature, Patricia Waugh (Durham University)3. Literary and Cultural Contexts, Katharine Cockin and Jago MorrisonPART II: CASE STUDIES4. Case Studies in Reading 1: Key Primary Literary Texts, Michael Greaney (Lancaster University)5. Case Studies in Reading 2: Key Theoretical and Critical Texts, Michael Greaney (Lancaster University)PART III: CRITICAL APPROACHES6. Key Critics, Concepts and Topics7. Changes in Critical Responses and ApproachesPART IV: MAPPING THE FIELD8. Issues of Gender and Sexuality, Susan Watkins (Manchester Metropolitan University)9. Changes in the Canon: After Windrush, Ruvani Ransinha (King's College London)10. Mapping the Current Critical Landscape: After Theory, Sean Matthews (Nottingham University)Glossary of Critical and Theoretil£|