Culture wars in British literature : multiculturalism and national identity /
Prince, Tracy J.
Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Company,
c2012.
"The past century's culture wars that Britain has been consumed by have resulted in revised notions of Britishness and British literature. Yet literary anthologies remain anchored to an archaic Anglo-English interpretation of British literature. This generalist cultural study is a fascinating glimpse into Britain's changing identity as reflected in 20th and 21st century British literature"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index.
Foreword / by Thomas C. Caramagno -- Preface -- Introduction : mind the gap -- The imploded empire : literary reactions to Britain's changed empire -- The difficulty defining British literature -- The difficulty defining "Black British" -- Two nations : class issues in contemporary British literature -- British Jewish writers -- Xenophobia and the Booker Prize -- Britain's "new" multicultural identity -- Appendix I : Man Booker Prize winners -- Appendix II : international Man Booker Prize winners -- Appendix III : Orange Prize winners.
"The past century's culture wars that Britain has been consumed by have resulted in revised notions of Britishness and British literature. Yet literary anthologies remain anchored to an archaic Anglo-English interpretation of British literature. This generalist cultural study is a fascinating glimpse into Britain's changing identity as reflected in 20th and 21st century British literature"--Provided by publisher.
National characteristics, British, in literature.
English literature
English literature
Multiculturalism in literature.
Nationalism in literature.
Multiculturalism
Literature and society