Britain at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century
Published on 1. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
271 pages
978-90-420-1526-5 (ISBN)
Description
At the turn of the twenty-first century Britain is in a state of change. It is being transformed by the ongoing process of devolution as well as by its increasing multi-ethnicity. At the same time the relationship with the European Union remains controversial. This book charts these transformations in the context of the changes Britain experienced a century ago, at the turn of the twentieth century. Focusing on British politics, culture and literature the articles examine a range of topics, including models of utopian and apocalyptic thought, the contemporary celebrity cult, the state of literary theory in Britain and the recent "boom" in lyrical poetry and the "drama of blood and sperm".
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-420-1526-5 (9789042015265)
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Ulrich Broich | Susan Bassnett
Britain at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century
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Content
Authors in this Volume. Susan BASSNETT: Introduction One: Rethinking the Victorian Age. Ulrich BROICH: Introduction Two: English Language and British Literature at the Turn of the Century. Sir Paul LEVER: Britain at the Turn of the Century. Keith ROBBINS: Devolution in Britain: Will the UK Survive? Graham HUGGAN: Virtual Multiculturalism: The Case of Contemporary Britain. Ina SCHABERT: Habeas Corpus: The Return of the Body. Elisabeth BRONFEN: Fault Lines: Catastrophe and Celebrity Culture. Valentine CUNNINGHAM: After Theory: Literary Theory in Britain Now. Christoph BODE: Liminal Projections: Utopian and Apocalyptic Visions, 1790s : 1990s. Andreas HOEFELE: Millennial Shakespeare: Profile of a Cultural Megastar. Ulrich BROICH: A Theatre of Blood and Sperm: New Trends in British Theatre. Werner von KOPPENFELS: A Sad and Angry Consolation: Violence, Mourning and Memory in the Late Poetry of Ted Hughes and Geoffrey Hill. Susan BASSNETT: A Century of Editing: The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1900-1999. Index.