Ali Smith
Contemporary Critical Perspectives
Published on 18. July 2013
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-4411-5760-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
[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. -- Emma Young, University of Lincoln * Contemporary Women's Writing * The first major critical book on Ali Smith ... [An] important volume. * The Year's Work in English Studies *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-5760-7 (9781441157607)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Emily Horton is Visiting Lecturer in English Literature at Brunel University, UK, and at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
Monica Germana 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).
Monica Germana 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).
Content
Foreword: Marina Warner
Series Editors' Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Chronology of Ali Smith's Life
INTRODUCTION
Monica Germana (University of Westminster) and Emily Horton (Brunel University)
CHAPTER ONE
Contemporary Space and Affective Ethics in Ali Smith's Short Stories
Emily Horton (Brunel University)
CHAPTER TWO
Simile and Similarity in Ali Smith's Like
Ian Blyth (University of St Andrews)
CHAPTER THREE
Narrating Remainders: Spectral Presences in Ali Smith's Fictions
Stephen M. Levin (Clarke University)
CHAPTER FOUR
Ali Smith and the Philosophy of Grammar
Mark Currie (Queen Mary's University of London)
CHAPTER FIVE
Queer Metamorphoses: Girl Meets Boy and the Futures of Queer Fiction
Kaye Mitchell (University of Manchester)
CHAPTER SIX
Narrating Intrusion: Deceptive Storytelling and Frustrated Desires in The Accidental and There but for the
Ulrike Tancke (Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz)
CHAPTER SEVEN
"The Space That Wrecks Our Abode": The Stranger in Ali Smith's Hotel World and The Accidental
Patrick O'Donnell (Michigan State University)
CHAPTER EIGHT
Idiosyncrasy and Currency: Ali Smith and the Contemporary Canon
Dominic Head (University of Nottingham)
CHAPTER NINE
'The Uncanny can happen': Desire and Belief in The Seer
Monica Germana (University of Westminster)
AFTERWORD
'Sidekick playing the same tune': Writing Ali Smith in Norwegian
Merete Alfsen
INTERVIEW
Gillian Beer interviews Ali Smith
References
Works Cited by Contributors
Further Reading
Works by Ali Smith
Critical Material
Index
Series Editors' Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Chronology of Ali Smith's Life
INTRODUCTION
Monica Germana (University of Westminster) and Emily Horton (Brunel University)
CHAPTER ONE
Contemporary Space and Affective Ethics in Ali Smith's Short Stories
Emily Horton (Brunel University)
CHAPTER TWO
Simile and Similarity in Ali Smith's Like
Ian Blyth (University of St Andrews)
CHAPTER THREE
Narrating Remainders: Spectral Presences in Ali Smith's Fictions
Stephen M. Levin (Clarke University)
CHAPTER FOUR
Ali Smith and the Philosophy of Grammar
Mark Currie (Queen Mary's University of London)
CHAPTER FIVE
Queer Metamorphoses: Girl Meets Boy and the Futures of Queer Fiction
Kaye Mitchell (University of Manchester)
CHAPTER SIX
Narrating Intrusion: Deceptive Storytelling and Frustrated Desires in The Accidental and There but for the
Ulrike Tancke (Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz)
CHAPTER SEVEN
"The Space That Wrecks Our Abode": The Stranger in Ali Smith's Hotel World and The Accidental
Patrick O'Donnell (Michigan State University)
CHAPTER EIGHT
Idiosyncrasy and Currency: Ali Smith and the Contemporary Canon
Dominic Head (University of Nottingham)
CHAPTER NINE
'The Uncanny can happen': Desire and Belief in The Seer
Monica Germana (University of Westminster)
AFTERWORD
'Sidekick playing the same tune': Writing Ali Smith in Norwegian
Merete Alfsen
INTERVIEW
Gillian Beer interviews Ali Smith
References
Works Cited by Contributors
Further Reading
Works by Ali Smith
Critical Material
Index