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Figures of Catastrophe: The Condition of Culture Novel
Francis Mulhern
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Description for Figures of Catastrophe: The Condition of Culture Novel
Hardback. A bold new vision of the modern English novel Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
The leading critic Francis Mulhern uncovers a hidden history in the fiction of the past century, identifying a central new genre: the condition of culture novel. Reading across and against the grain of received patterns of literary association, tracing a line from Hardy and Forster, through Woolf, Waugh and Bowen, to Barstow, Fowles, Rendell, Naipaul, Amis, Kureishi and Smith, he elucidates the recurring topics and narrative logics of the genre, showing how culture emerges as a special ground of social conflict, above all between classes. The narrative evaluations of culture's ends-the aspirations and the destinies of those whose lives are ... Read more
The leading critic Francis Mulhern uncovers a hidden history in the fiction of the past century, identifying a central new genre: the condition of culture novel. Reading across and against the grain of received patterns of literary association, tracing a line from Hardy and Forster, through Woolf, Waugh and Bowen, to Barstow, Fowles, Rendell, Naipaul, Amis, Kureishi and Smith, he elucidates the recurring topics and narrative logics of the genre, showing how culture emerges as a special ground of social conflict, above all between classes. The narrative evaluations of culture's ends-the aspirations and the destinies of those whose lives are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
326g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784781910
SKU
V9781784781910
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About Francis Mulhern
Francis Mulhern (born 1952) comes from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. He was educated at University College Dublin and the University of Cambridge. He has taught at universities in Ireland, Italy, Brazil and the USA, and was for many years Professor of Critical Studies at Middlesex University until his resignation in 2010. He is Associate Editor of New Left Review.
Reviews for Figures of Catastrophe: The Condition of Culture Novel
An extraordinary, thoughtful and thought-provoking study, Figures of Catastrophe is very highly recommended for community and academic library Literary Studies reference collections and supplemental curriculums.
Midwest Book Review
Few critics could match the subtlety of Mulhern's interpretations or the eloquent precision of his prose. Perhaps the best thing about this book is that it sends the reader back ... Read more
Midwest Book Review
Few critics could match the subtlety of Mulhern's interpretations or the eloquent precision of his prose. Perhaps the best thing about this book is that it sends the reader back ... Read more