Rethinking Contemporary British Womens Writing: Realism, Feminism, Materialism b

Description: Rethinking Contemporary British Womens Writing by Emilie Walezak Providing close readings of well-known British realist writers including Pat Barker, A. S. Byatt, Rose Tremain, Sarah Hall, Bernadine Evaristo and Zadie Smith, this book uses new directions in material and posthuman feminism to examine how contemporary women writers explore the challenges we collectively face today.Walezak redresses negative assumptions about realisms alleged conservatism and demonstrates the vitality and relevance of the realist genre in experimenting with the connections between individual and collective voices, human and non-human meditations, local and global scales, and author and reader.Considering how contemporary realist writing is attuned to pressing issues including globalization, climate change, and interconnectivity, this book provides innovative new ways of reading realism, examines how these writers are looking to reinvent the genre, and shows how realism helps reimagine our place in the world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Emilie Walezak is a senior lecturer (MCF) at Université Lumière Lyon 2, France. A specialist of contemporary British women writing, she has devoted several articles to the works of Angela Carter, A. S. Byatt, Sarah Hall, Rose Tremain and Jeanette Winterson. She is the author of Rose Tremain: A Critical Introduction (2017). Table of Contents 1. Introduction: Reading Realism Anew2. Novel Thinking: Reimagining Omniscience3. Abjection, Self-Abjection and Social Mutations: Engaging with the Reader4. Realist Characterization and the Feminist Politics of Location: Situated Knowledges5. Realist Descriptions: Re-Inscribing Democracy6. Posthuman Naturalism7. The New Realist ImaginaryBibliographyIndex Promotional Calling upon new material in posthuman feminism, this book explores the resurgence of realist writing in the work of well-known contemporary British female authors. Details ISBN1350258547 Author Emilie Walezak Short Title Rethinking Contemporary British Womens Writing Pages 184 Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1350258547 ISBN-13 9781350258549 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-03-23 Subtitle Realism, Feminism, Materialism DEWEY 820.992870904 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2023-03-23 UK Release Date 2023-03-23 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2023-03-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141341809;

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