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Ali Smith: Contemporary Critical Perspectives de Dr Monica Germanà

Ali Smith: Contemporary Critical Perspectives: Contemporary Critical Perspectives

Editat de Dr Monica Germanà, Emily Horton
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 iul 2013
In such novels as Hotel World and the Whitbread Prize winning The Accidental, Ali Smith has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction. Covering her complete oeuvre, from the short stories to her most recent novel There but for the, this is the first comprehensive critical guide to Smith's work. Bringing together leading scholars, Ali Smith: Contemporary Critical Perspectives covers such topics as: . Language, truth and reality . Spectral presences and the uncanny . Gender and sexuality . Cosmopolitanism . Smith's place in the contemporary canon Including a new interview with the author, a chronology of her life and authoritative guides to further reading, this is an essential guide for anyone interested in the best of contemporary fiction.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781441105189
ISBN-10: 1441105182
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Contemporary Critical Perspectives

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The first critical guide to the work of the multi-award winning Scottish novelist Ali Smith.

Notă biografică

Emily Horton is Visiting Lecturer in English Literature at Brunel University, UK, and at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.Monica Germanà is Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Westminster, UK. She is the author of Scottish Women's Gothic and Fantastic Writing: Fiction Since 1978 (EUP, 2010).

Cuprins

Foreword: Marina Warner Series Editors' PrefaceAcknowledgements Contributors Chronology of Ali Smith's Life INTRODUCTION Monica Germanà (University of Westminster) and Emily Horton (Brunel University)CHAPTER ONE Contemporary Space and Affective Ethics in Ali Smith's Short StoriesEmily Horton (Brunel University)CHAPTER TWO Simile and Similarity in Ali Smith's LikeIan Blyth (University of St Andrews)CHAPTER THREENarrating Remainders: Spectral Presences in Ali Smith's FictionsStephen M. Levin (Clarke University) CHAPTER FOURAli Smith and the Philosophy of GrammarMark Currie (Queen Mary's University of London)CHAPTER FIVEQueer Metamorphoses: Girl Meets Boy and the Futures of Queer FictionKaye Mitchell (University of Manchester)CHAPTER SIXNarrating Intrusion: Deceptive Storytelling and Frustrated Desires in The Accidental and There but for theUlrike Tancke (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)CHAPTER SEVEN"The Space That Wrecks Our Abode": The Stranger in Ali Smith's Hotel World and The AccidentalPatrick O'Donnell (Michigan State University)CHAPTER EIGHTIdiosyncrasy and Currency: Ali Smith and the Contemporary CanonDominic Head (University of Nottingham) CHAPTER NINE'The Uncanny can happen': Desire and Belief in The SeerMonica Germanà (University of Westminster)AFTERWORD'Sidekick playing the same tune': Writing Ali Smith in NorwegianMerete AlfsenINTERVIEWGillian Beer interviews Ali SmithReferences Works Cited by ContributorsFurther ReadingWorks by Ali SmithCritical MaterialIndex

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[This book] is a timely and interesting guide to Smith's contribution to contemporary literature ... a useful guide for students ... It paves the way for further exploration of Smith as one of the foremost contemporary women writers of the twenty-first century.
The first major critical book on Ali Smith ... [An] important volume.