{"product_id":"york-notes-companions-postwar-literature-9781408204740","title":"York Notes Companions Postwar Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe literature of the second half of the twentieth century is characterised by a tension between conservatism and innovation. This volume examines the key writers and genres that explore this idea, including the postmodern novels of Julian Barnes, Angela Carter and Graham Swift, the modern lyrics of Philip Larkin, Sylvia Plath and Stevie Smith, and the inventive dramas of Samuel Beckett, Caryl Churchill and Tom Stoppard. Chapters focussing on Nostalgia and Nationality, Class and Education and Sex and Identity provide important historical and social context, and combine with a range of key critical approaches to provide an indispensable guide to the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: A Cultural Overview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Texts, Writers and Contexts \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe moral novel: William Golding, Iris Murdoch, Muriel Spark\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtended commentary: Iris Murdoch, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Prince\u003c\/i\u003e (1978)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe postmodern novel: Julian Barnes, Angela Carter, Graham Swift\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtended commentary: Angela Carter, \u003ci\u003eNights at the Circus\u003c\/i\u003e (1984)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe modern lyric: Philip Larkin, Sylvia Plath, Stevie Smith\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtended commentary: Stevie Smith, ‘Thoughts about the Person from Porlock’ (1962)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe bardic line: Tony Harrison, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtended commentary: Tony Harrison, \u003ci\u003eV.\u003c\/i\u003e (1985)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial dramas: Edward Bond, Caryl Churchill, John Osborne\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtended commentary: Caryl Churchill, \u003ci\u003eCloud Nine\u003c\/i\u003e (1979)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew stages: Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtended commentary: Harold Pinter, \u003ci\u003eThe Room\u003c\/i\u003e(1960)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Critical Theories and Debates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNostalgia and nationality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmigrants and exiles                 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass and education\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex and identity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: References and resources \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019799232855,"sku":"9781408204740","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408204740.jpg?v=1750781294","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/york-notes-companions-postwar-literature-9781408204740","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}