LITERATURE 76 - Modern British Fiction

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Claremont McKenna College

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Walsh British fiction in the modern era has followed a raucous and fascinating trajectory. This course approaches the period since 1945 through cultural contexts including the sexual revolution, the dismantling of empire, the Thatcher years, the transformation of British society through immigration, and the re-examination of "Englishness" at the Millennium. We will read worksby Alan Sillitoe, Iris Murdoch, John Fowles, Salman Rushdie, Angela Carter, Pat Barker, Martin Amis, Hanif Kureishi, Jeanette Winterson, Julian Barnes, Sarah Waters, Alan Hollinghurst, and Caryl Phillips. Students will also encounter short critical readings on subjects including narrative theory, gender, the post-colonial novel, magic realism, postmodernism, and literary prizes. Offered every other year.

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1.50

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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