Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary British Fiction [electronic resource] : Imagined Identities /
McCulloch, F.author.
This book is a concise and engaging analysis of contemporary literature viewed through the critical lens of cosmopolitan theory. It covers a wide spectrum of issues including globalisation, cosmopolitanism, nationhood, identity, philosophical nomadism, posthumanism, climate change, devolution and love.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cross that bridge: Journeying through Zoe Strachan's Negative space -- Boundaries. Desire: Philosophical nomadism in The powerbook and The stone gods -- Fellow humans: Cosmopolitan citizens in Nadeem Aslam's Maps for lost lovers -- The bridge to the stars: Travelling home in His dark materials -- Around we go: Transpositional life cycles in David Mitchell's Cloud atlas -- Remember you must live. Remember you most love. Remember you must leave: Passing through Ali Smith's Hotel world.
This book is a concise and engaging analysis of contemporary literature viewed through the critical lens of cosmopolitan theory. It covers a wide spectrum of issues including globalisation, cosmopolitanism, nationhood, identity, philosophical nomadism, posthumanism, climate change, devolution and love.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Literature-Philosophy.
Culture-Study and teaching.
British literature.
Literature   .
Fiction.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
British and Irish Literature.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Fiction.