British fictions of the sixties : the making of the swinging decade

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British fictions of the sixties : the making of the swinging decade

Sebastian Groes

Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-193) and index

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British Fictions of the Sixties focuses on the major socio-political changes that marked the sixties in relationship to the development of literature over the decade. This book is the first critical study to acknowledge that the 1960s can only be understood if, next to its contemporary socio-political history, its fictions and mythologies are acknowledged as a vital constituent in the understanding of the decade. Groes uncovers a major epistemological shift, and presents a powerful meta-narrative about post-war literature in the UK, and beyond. British Fictions of the Sixties offers a re-examination of canonical writers such as Iris Murdoch, Angela Carter, Muriel Spark and John Fowles. It also pays critical attention to avant-garde writers including Ann Quinn, Bridget Brophy, Eva Figes, Christine Brooke-Rose, and J. G. Ballard, presenting a comprehensive insight into the continuing power the decade exerts on the contemporary imagination.

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Table of Contents Preface Introduction: Revolutions of the Mind Chapter One: Authenticity and Audiotape Chapter Two: Realism Renegotiated Chapter Three: Women's Skinny Fiction Chapter Four: Infinite Londons Chapter Five: English Anti-Novels Chapter Six: The Extreme Sixties Chapter Seven: Pornotopia Conclusion: The Future of the Sixties Bibliography Index

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