Reading London's Suburbs: From Charles Dickens to Zadie Smith
Ged Pope
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Description for Reading London's Suburbs: From Charles Dickens to Zadie Smith
Hardcover. A study of London suburban-set writing, exploring the links between place and fiction. This book charts a picture of evolving themes and concerns around the legibility and meaning of habitat and home for the individual, and the serious challenges that suburbia sets for literature. Num Pages: 274 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
A study of London suburban-set writing, exploring the links between place and fiction. This book charts a picture of evolving themes and concerns around the legibility and meaning of habitat and home for the individual, and the serious challenges that suburbia sets for literature.
A study of London suburban-set writing, exploring the links between place and fiction. This book charts a picture of evolving themes and concerns around the legibility and meaning of habitat and home for the individual, and the serious challenges that suburbia sets for literature.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
239
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137342454
SKU
V9781137342454
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Ged Pope
Ged Pope teaches on the English Literature degree course at London Metropolitan University.
Reviews for Reading London's Suburbs: From Charles Dickens to Zadie Smith
“Despite the countless studies that have been published on London and its geographical and cultural make-up, Ged Pope is clearly correct in identifying the city's suburbs as an as yet under-researched area. His volume sets out to address this gap by adopting a very broad perspective, both in terms of the time frame (as indicated in the volume's subtitle) and ... Read more