The demotic voice in contemporary British fiction
The demotic voice in contemporary British fiction
About this book
This book is an assessment of narrative technique in contemporary British fiction, focusing on the experimental use of the demotic voice (regional or national dialects). The book examines the work of James Kelman, Graham Swift, Will Self and Martin Amis, amongst many others, from a practical as well as theoretical perspective.
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- OL16980390W
Subjects
English fictionHistory and criticismSociolinguistics in literatureIdentity (Philosophical concept) in literatureNarration (Rhetoric)English fiction, history and criticism, 21st centuryLITERARY CRITICISMEuropeanEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshLiterary essaysLiterary theoryLiterature