York Notes Companions: New Directions

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New Directions, Literature Post-1990This York Notes Companion to literature after 1990 examines contemporary writing in English at the turn of the millennium and beyond. Introducing emerging genres such as multicultural and postcolonial writing, contemporary theatre, autobiography and the neo-Victorian novel, the Companion explores the work of established writers such as A. S. Byatt, Salman Rushdie, and Carol Ann Duffy alongside the newer voices of Zadie Smith, Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters, offering detailed commentaries on texts and guiding students through key literary theories and debates. Connecting texts with their historical and scholarly contexts, this is essential reading for any student of contemporary literature.  Each York Notes Companion provides:Analysis  of key texts and debates   Extended  commentaries for further in-depth analysis of individual texts   Exploration  of historical, social and cultural contexts Annotations clarifying literary terms and events in history Modern  theoretical perspectives in practice   Timelines  and annotated further reading Fiona Tolan is a Lecturer in English at Liverpool John Moores University.