Culture wars in British literature
Subtitle: multiculturalism and national identity
By: Tracy J. Prince ; foreword by Thomas C. Caramagno
Publisher: McFarland & Company; McFarland
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780786462940
Subjects: Multiculturalism in literature; English literature; Nationalism in literature; Literature and society; History and criticism; National characteristics, British, in literature; Multiculturalism; History
Description: "The past century's culture wars that Britain has been consumed by have resulted in revised notions of Britishness and British literature. Yet literary anthologies remain anchored to an archaic Anglo-English interpretation of British literature. This generalist cultural study is a fascinating glimpse into Britain's changing identity as reflected in 20th and 21st century British literature"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Thomas C. Caramagno; title: Preface; title: Introduction: mind the gap; title: The imploded empire: literary reactions to Britain's changed empire; title: The difficulty defining British literature; title: The difficulty defining "Black British"; title: Two nations: class issues in contemporary British literature; title: British Jewish writers; title: Xenophobia and the Booker Prize; title: Britain's "new" multicultural identity; title: Appendix Ii: Man Booker Prize winners; title: Appendix II: international  Man Booker Prize winners; title: Appendix III: Orange Broadband Prize winners.