Martin Amis
Subtitle: Postmodernism and Beyond
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: December 26, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780230008304
Subjects: Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Amis, Martin - Prose & Criticism; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; British Isles; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Amis, Martin; Criticism and interpretation; Great Britain; Postmodernism (Literature)
Description: The first collection of original essays ever published on one of England's most controversial, critically acclaimed, and popular writers, Martin Amis: Postmodernism and Beyond fills an important need for scholars, students, and fans of Amis's work. Distinctly international in scope, this collection assembles the work of twelve contributors from six different countries. All are experts in Amis's work and in contemporary British literature in general. New interpretations cover all of Amis's major novels as well as his nonfiction essays and reviews. In addition, the volume provides the first comprehensive bibliography of Amis's nonfiction writing, opening up numerous avenues for subsequent study and enjoyment. In scope, range, and creativity, Martin Amis: Postmodernism and Beyond is destined to become a classic in Martin Amis scholarship and an authoritative resource for anyone interested in literary evolutions from postmodernism onward.