London writing
By: Merlin Coverley
Series: Pocket essentials; Pocket essentials
Publisher: Pocket Essentials
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Harpenden
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781423750215; 9781433702327
Subjects: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; LITERARY CRITICISM; English fiction; In literature; History and criticism; Prosa; European
Description: In this book, Merlin Coverley examines the major themes in the development of the London novel from its origins in the Victorian metropolis and onward to the present day and the revival of London writing. On the way he explores the Occult Tradition and London Noir, the Disaster Novel and the rise of Psychogeography, and alongside the recognised classics of the genre he recovers some of those lost London writers whose works have been unjustly neglected.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.