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Understanding Alan Sillitoe (Understanding Contemporary British Literature)
Gillian Mary Hanson
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Description for Understanding Alan Sillitoe (Understanding Contemporary British Literature)
Hardcover. Alan Sillitoe, is this subject of this work. It is an analysis of his early life and literary influences, and the author looks at four dominant themes in his work: new existentialism; identity of "love"; madness and freedom; and the characterization of women. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 197 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 316.
Understanding Alan Sillitoe offers a lucid appraisal of the life and works of the well-known contemporary British writer hailed by critics as the literary descendent of D.H. Lawrence. Known primarily for his novels ""Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"" and ""The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner"", Sillitoe has written more than 50 books over the last 40 years, including novels, plays, collections of short stories, poems, and travel pieces, as well as more than four hundred essays. In this comprehensive study of the major novels and short stories, Hanson reveals Sillitoe's artistic influences and the dominant thematic concerns of his works. ... Read more
Understanding Alan Sillitoe offers a lucid appraisal of the life and works of the well-known contemporary British writer hailed by critics as the literary descendent of D.H. Lawrence. Known primarily for his novels ""Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"" and ""The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner"", Sillitoe has written more than 50 books over the last 40 years, including novels, plays, collections of short stories, poems, and travel pieces, as well as more than four hundred essays. In this comprehensive study of the major novels and short stories, Hanson reveals Sillitoe's artistic influences and the dominant thematic concerns of his works. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
Understanding Contemporary British Literature
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570032196
SKU
V9781570032196
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