Rod Mengham

Emily Brontë

A central work of modernism, The Waste Land evokes a world of moral, sexual and spiritual decay. In it Eliot gives voice to the deep intellectual uncertainty that had existed from the 1870s and to his own sense of the collapse of civilization. Stephen Coote's critical study outlines the historical background that led Eliot to his bleak vision of humanity. He gives a close account of the development of the poem and disucsses fully its arguments, allusions, poetic techniques and patterns of imagery. There is also a chapter on the crucial role played by Ezra Pound in editing the manuscript. Above all, he seeks to elucidate the way in which Eliot drew upon the rich tradition of past centuries, bringing together myth and life-enhancing poetry to create a work that has become a seminal part of our heritage.

Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

Language

Sophie Gilmartin

A Critical Study

Thomas Hardy's Shorter Fiction

Philip Tew

British Fiction Today provides students and readers with a critical introduction to key authors and novels since 1990 and provides the latest critical perspectives on current British fiction. It offers comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of a broad range of selected contemporary authors, drawing together both established and emerging literary voices reflecting the scope of the new British writing. The book is organised around common themes - Modern Lives, Contemporary Living; Dreamtime; States of Identity and Histories. Each section begins with a short introductory essay and ends with a guide to further reading. Introducing key works, writers and major themes including post-colonialism, pluralism, gender and history, this book is the ideal guide to British fiction today. Includes discussion of Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, Jonathan Coe, Alan Hollinghurst, Peter Ackroyd, Jenny Diski, Ben Okri, Salman Rushdie, Toby Litt, Ian McEwan, Zadie Smith, Jeanetter Winterson, Pat Barker, A S Byatt, Adam Thorpe and Sarah Waters.

British Fiction Today

Robert Storr

Boris Groys

Ilya Kabakov

Oskar Batschmann

Catalogue Raisonne 1983-2000

Ilya Kabakov: Installations

Border Country

Literature of the 1930s Vol. 4

An Anthology

Early Victorian English Literature

International Writing in English Since 1970

An Introduction to Contemporary Fiction

Edward Upward and the Politics of Writing

The writings of Henry Green

The Idiom of the Time

The Writings of Henry Green

Idiom of the Time

A comprehensive guide to British fiction since 1990, combining detailed coverage of twelve key authors with thematic overviews.

John Wilkinson

Stephen Rodefer

Hid Lip/the Romaniad/Kobro

Writing Out of Character

Richard Lane

Contemporary British Fiction

Marc Quinn

The Descent of Language

Descent from the Tower of Babel

On Language

Chance of a Storm

New and Selected Poems (Salt Modern Poets)

Unsung

Reader in Modern English Literature Rod Mengham

This volume of essays covers all periods of the published output of John Tranter, one of the key figures in modern Australian poetry. Tranter is widely regarded by critics as the most important member of the so-called ‘generation of 68’, whose chief impact on Australian literature was in terms of its focus on an international, metropolitan culture whose most appropriate models were to be found in American and, to a lesser extent, French writing. Tranter’s cultural significance has been compounded in the last three decades by his activities as anthologist, particularly with The New Australian Poetry, and The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry (with Philip Mead). During the 1990s he founded the internet poetry magazine Jacket, undoubtedly the leader in its field. Tranter’s work is now published to acclaim in the USA and the UK, as well as in Australia, and yet there is little extended criticism available in book form, and this is the first volume devoted exclusively to his poetry. The essays published here focus on key works in Tranter’s career to date, emphasising the importance of his work as editor as well as poet, both in an Australian and in an international context.

The Salt Companion to John Tranter

Rod Mengham

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