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Politics and History in William Golding: The World Turned Upside Down
Paul Crawford
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Description for Politics and History in William Golding: The World Turned Upside Down
Hardcover. Provides a politicized and historicized reading of William Golding's novels. Paul Crawford here argues that an understanding of fantastic and carnivalesque modes in Golding's work is vital if we are to appreciate fully his interrogation of 20th-century life. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Provides a politicized and historicized reading of William Golding's novels as a counter to previous, universalizing criticism. Paul Crawford here argues that an understanding of fantastic and carnivalesque modes in Golding's work is vital if we are to appreciate fully his interrogation of 20th-century life. Golding's early satirical novels question English constructions of national identity in opposition to Nazism and the ""totalitarian personality"". For Crawford, Golding can and must be studied in the wider European tradition of ""literature of atrocity"". His early novels, especially ""Lord of the Flies"", are preoccupied with atrocity, whereas the later work betrays a greater concern ... Read more
Provides a politicized and historicized reading of William Golding's novels as a counter to previous, universalizing criticism. Paul Crawford here argues that an understanding of fantastic and carnivalesque modes in Golding's work is vital if we are to appreciate fully his interrogation of 20th-century life. Golding's early satirical novels question English constructions of national identity in opposition to Nazism and the ""totalitarian personality"". For Crawford, Golding can and must be studied in the wider European tradition of ""literature of atrocity"". His early novels, especially ""Lord of the Flies"", are preoccupied with atrocity, whereas the later work betrays a greater concern ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826214164
SKU
V9780826214164
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About Paul Crawford
Paul Crawford is Lecturer in the School of Nursing at the University of Nottingham, England. He is the author of Communicating Care: The Language of Nursing.
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