Postwar literature, 1950 to 1990
By: William May.
Series: York notes companions
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781408204740
Subjects: English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 1945-
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A cultural overview; title: Texts, writers, and contexts. The moral novel: William Golding, Iris Murdoch and Muriel Spark; Extended commentary: Iris Murdoch, The black prince (1973); The postmodern novel: Julian Barnes, Angela Carter and Graham Swift; Extended commentary: Angela Carter, Nights at the circus (1984); The modern lyric: Philip Larkin, Sylvia Plath and Stevie Smith; Extended commentary: Stevie Smith, Thoughts about the person from Porlock (1962); The bardic line: Tony Harrison, Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes; Extended commentary: Tony Harrison, V. (1985); Social dramas: Edward Bond, John Osborne and Caryl Churchill; Extended commentary: Caryl Churchill, Cloud nine (1979); New stages:Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard; Extended commentary: Harold Pinter, The room; title: Critical theories and debates. Nostalgia and national identity; Immigrants and exiles; Class and education; Sex and identity; title: References and resources; title: Timeline; title: Further reading.