{"product_id":"9781405113755","title":"A Companion to the British and Irish Novel, 1945 - 2000","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the British and Irish Novel, 1945 - 2000\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrian W. Shaffer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000\u003c\/i\u003e serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel between the close of World War II and the turn of the millennium.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a wide range of authors from Samuel Beckett to Salman Rushdie\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides readings of key novels, including Graham Greene's \u003ci\u003eHeart of the Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, Jean Rhys's \u003ci\u003eWide Sargasso Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and Kazuo Ishiguro's \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders particular subgenres, such as the feminist novel and the postcolonial novel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses overarching cultural, political and literary trends, such as screen adaptations and the literary prize phenomenon\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives readers a sense of the richness and diversity of the novel during this period and of the vitality with which it continues to be discussed\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eBrian W. Shaffer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Faculty Development at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blinding Torch: Modern British Fiction and the Discourse of Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Kazuo Ishiguro\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). He is also the co-editor with Hunt Hawkins of \u003ci\u003eApproaches to Teaching Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and “The Secret Sharer”\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 January 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405113755\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e604\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379854635148,"sku":"9781405113755","price":229.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405113755.jpg?v=1780158351","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405113755","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}