Peter F. Boxall Livres

This book offers an account of the historical development of the novel as a means of imagining and fashioning our bodies and our environments, in order to suggest that prose fiction can help us to understand new forms of artificial life as they are emerging in the twenty-first century.

Offering a comprehensive analysis of Don DeLillo's work, this monograph stands out as one of the few critical studies available on the subject. It delves deeply into his writing style, themes, and contributions to literature, making it an essential resource for readers and scholars interested in understanding DeLillo's impact and significance in contemporary literature.

The Value of the Novel offers a reappraisal of the political and literary value of the novel as a genre.

The widespread use of electronic communication at the dawn of the twenty-first century has created a global context for our interactions, transforming the ways we relate to the world and to one another. This critical introduction reads the fiction of the past decade as a response to our contemporary predicament - one that draws on new cultural and technological developments to challenge established notions of democracy, humanity, and national and global sovereignty. Peter Boxall traces formal and thematic similarities in the novels of contemporary writers including Don DeLillo, Margaret Atwood, J. M. Coetzee, Marilynne Robinson, Cormac McCarthy, W. G. Sebald, and Philip Roth, as well as David Mitchell, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dave Eggers, Ali Smith, Amy Waldman, and Roberto Bolaño. In doing so, Boxall maps new territory for scholars, students, and interested readers of today's literature by exploring how these authors narrate shared cultural life in the new century.

The guide presents the major debates that surround these works as they develop, from Martin Esslin's early appropriation of the plays as examples of the Theatre of the Absurd, to recent poststructuralist and postcolonial readings by critics such as Steven Connor, Mary Bryden and Declan Kiberd. schovat popis

This is a new and innovative introduction to the best works of fiction from the last 500 years. Simply constructed, the book explores 60 key novels from The Tale of Genji to My Brilliant Friend. In addition to enjoyable descriptions of the novels and concise explanations of why they are important, the book illuminates the most significant writing genres, themes and techniques. Accessible and fun to read, with a foreword by Professor Peter Boxall, this pocket guide will give readers a new way to enjoy their favourite books and to discover new ones

A comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the best fiction from around the world. Completely redesigned with over 150 new images.

This collection features key works from a prominent figure in contemporary literary studies, highlighting the evolution of literary thought over the past twenty-five years. It includes both significant past essays and new contributions that explore the imaginative potential of literature, reflecting on its transformative role in the early 21st century.

Ed Boxall's first full-length collection of poems for children.