Post-millennial Literature

Wilson, L.G. 2019. Post-millennial Literature. in: Boxall, P. (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to British Fiction 1980-2018 Cambridge Cambridge University Press. pp. 47-66

Chapter titlePost-millennial Literature
AuthorsWilson, L.G.
EditorsBoxall, P.
Abstract

This chapter investigates the British novel since 2000 by thinking about how a range of novels demonstrate a concern with the ability of contemporary prose fiction to maintain the 'meanwhile' which, according to Benedict Anderson, has been crucial to the novel's representational techniques since its inception.

KeywordsBritish novel, contemporary fiction, Benedict Anderson
Book titleThe Cambridge Companion to British Fiction 1980-2018
Page range47-66
Year2019
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication dates
Published27 Jun 2019
Place of publicationCambridge
ISBN9781108483414
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108649865.004
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