Poverty in Contemporary Literature [electronic resource] : Themes and Figurations on the British Book Market /
Korte, B.author.
Zipp, G.author.
Poverty and inequality have gained a new public presence in the United Kingdom. Literature, and particularly narrative literature, (re-)configures how people think, feel and behave in relation to poverty. This makes the analysis of poverty-themed fiction an important aspect in the new transdisciplinary field of poverty studies.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyrights; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Premises and Concepts; 3 Lifewriting; 4 Popular Genre Fiction; 5 Literary Fiction; 6 Fiction for Childrenand Young Adults; 7 Non-Fiction; 8 Other Media; 9 Conclusion; Works Cited; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Poverty and inequality have gained a new public presence in the United Kingdom. Literature, and particularly narrative literature, (re-)configures how people think, feel and behave in relation to poverty. This makes the analysis of poverty-themed fiction an important aspect in the new transdisciplinary field of poverty studies.
British literature.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Fiction.
Literature-History and criticism.
Literature-Philosophy.
British and Irish Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Fiction.
Literary History.
Literary Theory.
Contemporary Literature.