The 'second World' in Contemporary British Writing - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3847117572 ISBN 13 : 9783847117575

Editeur : V&R unipress GmbH, 2024

Synopsis

The thirteen contributions to this collection all explore or exemplify the ongoing British interest in the socialist world before 1990. In autobiography, fiction, film, history, and lexicography, these chapters show how contemporary Britain is engaging with the past project to build socialism in Europe, and what this means for the present and the future of our continent. Contributions come from a wide range of disciplinary and geographical backgrounds, and the volume is further enriched by a short story especially written for this book and by an in-depth interview with the author of a recent popular history of the GDR. Together, these chapters offer a unique perspective into contemporary British writing on the ‘second world’ and the enduring fascination with the failures of futures past.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Katrin Berndt is Professor of English Literature and Culture at Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg.

Andrew Wells is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel.

Robert Kusek is Professor at the Faculty of Philology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. His research interests include life writing genres, postcolonial literature, queer heritage, and a comparative approach to literary studies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: V&R unipress GmbH
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3847117572
• ISBN 13: 9783847117575
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 253
• Éditeur: Berndt Katrin, Wells Andrew
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible