An A-Z Of British

Culture
The Novel
and Poetry
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An A-Z of British Culture
The Novel and Poetry
Introduction
Literary Institutions
Early Influences
1940 and 1950s
Major i!ures
Ne" #rrivals
19$0s and 19%0s
Major i!ures
The &a'(us Novel
Po(ulist Trends
e'inis' and iction
19%0s and 19)0s
Major i!ures
Ne" *irections
+o'en,s +ritin!
-ay +ritin!
19)0s and 1990s
Major i!ures
.cottish/ +elsh and Northern
Irish Literature
The &ry of the &olonies
Mi!rants, Tales
En!lish Literature Today
Ever!reens and Ne" -enres
Poetry
0The Move'ent,
1u!hes and 1eaney
Ne" *evelo('ents
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Literary Institutions
Department of
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Creative Writing
!niversity of
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Early Influences on En!lish Literature
#udyard $ipling
%&'()-&*+(, No-el
Pri.e for
Literature &*/0
1eorge
Bernard 2ha3
%&')(-&*)/,
T424 "liot %&'''-
&*(),
5414 Wells
%&'((-&*6(,
D454 La3ren7e
%&'')-&*+/,
1eorge Or3ell
%&*/+-)/,
"484 9orster
%&*0*-&*0/,
Os7ar Wilde
%&')6-&*//,
Thomas 5ardy
%&'6*-&*:',
Aldous 5u;ley
%&'*6-&*(+,
<ames <oy7e
%&'':-&*6&,
=irginia Woolf
%&'':-&*6&,
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1940s and 1950s2 Major i!ures
3ld -eneration
Ne" #rrivals
<ohn Os-orne Colin Wilson Alan 2illitoe $eith Waterhouse $ingsley Amis
William
1olding
1raham
1reene
"velyn
Waugh
Philip Lar>in
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1940s and 1950s2 I'(ortant +or4s
5ohn +ain/ Hurry on Down 619578
9in!sley #'is/ Lucky Jim 619548
Iris Murdoch/ Under the Net 619548:
The Bell 6195)8
&olin +ilson/ The Outsider 6195$8
.a'ual .elvon/ The Lonely
Londoners 6195$8
5ohn ;raine/ Room at the Top
6195%8
&olin MacInnes/ City of pades
6195%8: !"solute Be#inners 619598:
$r Lo%e and Justice 619$08
#lan .illitoe/ aturday Ni#ht&
unday $ornin# 6195)8
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19$0s and 19%0s2 Major i!ures
8uriel
2par>
<ohn
9o3les
?ris
8urdo7h
Anthony
Burgess
8al7olm
Brad-ury
David
Lodge
19$0s and 19%0s2 I'(ortant +or4s
Muriel .(ar4/ The 'rime of $iss
Jean Brodie 619$18: (irls of lender
$eans 619$78: 'u"lic )ma#e 619$)8
#nthony ;ur!ess/ ! Clockwork
Oran#e 619$<8: $alayan Trilo#y
619%<8: *arthly 'owers 619)08:
Ender=y Novels 619$7>)48
5ohn o"les/ The Collector 619$78:
The $a#us 619$$8: The +rench
Lieutenant,s -oman 619$98
Iris Murdoch/ ! +airly Honoura"le
Defeat 619%0s8: !n !ccidental $an
619%18: The ea& The ea 6;oo4er
Pri?e/ 19%)8
9in!sley #'is/ Jake,s Thin# 619%)8
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&a'(us Novels
Po(ulist Trends
&*0) &*'6 &*() &*0) &*(+-'6
@ichard #llen Boot.Boy&
uedehead 619%18& kinhead/
kinhead *scapes/ (lam
e'inis' and iction
-er'aine -reer/ The +emale *unuch
619%08
Esta=lish'ent of fe'inist (u=lishin!
houses/ eA!A Bira!o/ the +o'en,s
Press/ Pandora
#((earance of fe'inist authors/ eA!A
.tevie .'ith/ .tor' 5a'eson/
@e=ecca +est/ @ose Macaulay
Mar!aret *ra==le/ The $illstone
619$58: The )ce !#e 619%%8: The
Radiant -ay& ! Natural Curiosity& The
(ates of )%ory 619)08
5ean @hys/ -ide ar#asso ea 619$$8
Eva i!es/ -inter Journey 619$%8:
Days 619%48: Nelly,s /ersion 619%%8
ay +eldon/ Down !mon# -omen
619%18: 'ra0is 619%)8: The Clonin# of
Johanna $ay 619)98
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*oris Lessin! 6=A 19198
The (rass is in#in# 619508
Children of /iolence 6195<>$982 $artha
1uest 6195<8: ! 'roper $arria#e
619548: ! Ripple from the torm 6195)8
The (olden Note"ook 619$<8
Briefin# for a Descent into Hell 619%18
The ummer Before the Dark 619%78
Canopus in !r#os2 !rchi%es 619%9>)78
The (ood Terrorist 619)58
The +ifth Child 619))8
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19%0s and 19)0s2 Major i!ures
8artin
Amis
Anita
Broo>ner
?an
87"3an
A4 24
Byatt
1raham
23ift
<ulian
Barnes
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Ne" *irections
Martin #'is/ The Rachel 'apers 619%78:
Dead Ba"ies 619%58: uccess 619%98:
$oney 619)48: *instein,s $onsters 619)$8
Ian McE"an/ +irst Lo%e& Last Rites 619%58:
Between the heets 619%%8: The
'lou#hman,s Lunch 619)78: *ndurin# Lo%e
6199%8: !msterdam 6199)8
-raha' ."ift/ -aterland 619)78: Out of
this -orld 619)%8
Peter #c4royd/ The (reat +ire of London
619)<8: Hawksmoor 619)58
5ulian ;arnes/ $etroland 619)08: +lau"ert,s
'arrot 619)48: Cross Channel 6199$8:
*n#land& *n#land 6199)8
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+o'en,s +ritin!
Penelo(e Lively/ ! House )nside
Out 619)%8: The Road to Lichfield
619%%8: $oon Ti#er 619)%8
#nita ;roo4ner/ Hotel du Lac
6;oo4er Pri?e +inner/ 19)48: !
+riend from *n#land 619)%8: +raud
6199<8
#A.A ;yatt/ 'ossession 6;oo4er
Pri?e/ 19908
3ther 'ajor fi!ures2 Maureen
*uffy/ Penelo(e it?!erald/
Penelo(e Morti'er/ @ose Tre'ain
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#n!ela &arter/ The $a#ic Toyshop
619$%8: Heroes and /illians 619$98:
The 'assion of New *%e 619%%8:
$oonshadow 619)<8: !rtificial +ire
619))8
5eanette +interson/ Boatin# for
Be#inners 619)58: Oran#es !re Not
the Only +ruit 619)58: The 'assion
619)%8: e0in# the Cherry 619)98:
-ritten on the Body 6199<8
3ther fi!ures2 Coe air=airns/ Marina
+arner/ .ara Maitland
-ay "ritin!2
#lan 1ollin!hurst/ The wimmin#
'ool Li"rary 619))8: #da' Mars>
5ones/ Lantern Lecture 619)18
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19)0s and 1990s2 Major i!ures
2alman
#ushdie
?rvine
Welsh
Barry
!ns3orth
Caryl
Phillips
$a.uo
?shiguro
Ni7>
5orn-y
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.cottish Literature
#lasdair -ray/ Lanark 619)18
Iain ;an4s/ The -asp +actory 619)48: The
Brid#e 619)$8: The Crow Road 6199<8
5a'es 9el'an/ (reyhound for Breakfast
619)%8: ! Disaffection 619)98: How Late )t
-as& How Late 6;oo4er Pri?e/ 19948
Irvine +elsh/ Trainspottin# 619978: The
!cid House 619948
+elsh Literature
+illia' 3"en @o=erts/ 3 'la 619)%8
5as(er forde/ The *yre !ffair 6199)8
Northern Irish Literature
;ernard MacLaverty/ Lam" 619)08: Cal
619)78: (race Notes 6199%8
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The &ry of the &olonies
Non>;ritish ;oo4er Pri?e "inners2
19)<2 Tho'as 9eneally/ chindler,s !rk
19)52 9eri 1ul'e& The Bone 'eople
19))2 Peter &arey/ Oscar and Lucinda
19)92 9a?uo Ishi!uro/ The Remains of the
Day
19912 ;en 34ri/ The +amished Road
199%2 #rundhati @oy/ The (od of mall
Thin#s
19992 5A MA &oet?ee/ Dis#race
<00<2 Dann Martel/ Life of 'i
Nadine -ordi'er/ +ace to +ace 619498:
Bur#her,s Dau#hter 619%98: $y on,s tory
619908: "inner of the No=el Pri?e for
Literature/ 1991
&hinua #che=e/ Thin#s +all !part 6195)8: !
$an of the 'eople 619$$8: !nthills of the
a%annah 619))8: Dan#erous Lo%e 6199$8
BA.A Nai(aul/ ! House for $r Biswas
619$18: $r tone and the 4ni#ht,s
Companion 619$78: )n a +ree tate/
6;oo4er Pri?e "inner/ 19%18: The *ni#ma
of !rri%al 619)%8: "inner of the No=el Pri?e
for Literature/ <001
*ere4 +alcott/ Omeros 619)98: The
Odyssey 6199<8: "inner of the No=el Pri?e
for Literature/ 199<
;en 34ri/ +lowers and hadows/ 619)08:
The +amished Road 6;oo4er Pri?e "inner/
19918: )n !rcadia 6<00<8
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Mi!rants, Tales
Ti'othy Mo/ $onkey 4in# 619)08: weet& our
619)<8: )nsular 'ossession 619)$8: The
Redundancy of Coura#e 619918
&aryl Philli(s/ The +inal 'assa#e 619)58
1anif 9ureishi/ $y Beautiful Launderette
6screen(lay/19)58: The Buddha of u"ur"ia
619908: The Black !l"um 619958
9a?uo Ishi!uro/ !n !rtist of the +loatin# -orld
619)$8: Remains of the Day 619)98
*avid *a=ydeen/ The )ntended 619918
Meera .yal/ !nita and $e 6199$8: Life )sn,t !ll
Ha Ha Hee Hee 619998
Cadie .'ith/ -hite Teeth 6<0008: The
!uto#raph $an 6<00<8
Monica #li/ Brick Lane 6<0078
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.al'an @ushdie 6=A 194%8
$idni#ht,s Children/ 19)1: ;oo4er
Pri?e +inner/ 19)1 and 1997
hame/ 19)7
The Ja#uar mile/ 19)%
The atanic /erses/ 19))
Haroun and the ea of tories/ 1990
)ma#inary Homelands/ 1991
*ast& -est/ 1994
The $oor,s Last i#h/ 1995
+ury/ <001
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Today2 Ever!reens and Ne" -enres
Ever!reens
Traditional ro'ances/ historical dra'as2
&atherine &oo4son / 5illy &oo(er
*etective novels2 PA*A 5a'es/ @uth @endell/
&olin *eEter/ Ian @an4in
.cience>fiction novels2 as 5A-A ;allard/ ;rian
#ldiss/ @ay ;rad=ury/ Michael Moorcoc4
Ne" -enres
Non>fictional auto=io!ra(hy2 ;ec4ha'/ @o==ie
+illia's
ictional auto=io!ra(hy2 Nic4 1orn=y/ +e%er
'itch 6199<8/ Hi#h +idelity 619948: 1elen
ieldin!/ Brid#et Jones5s Diary 6199%8
#strolo!y/ alternative 'edicine/ 0self>hel(0
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Poetry
Ne" #rrivals
Phili( Lar4in/ The Less Decei%ed
619558/ The -hitsun -eddin#s
619$48/ !ll -hat Ja66 619%08
@o=ert &onFuest 6edA8/ New Lines
6195$8
oundation of 0the Move'ent, 6+ain/
#'is/ Lar4in8
0Po( Poetry,
The Mersey Poets2 @o!er Mc-ou!h/
#drian 1enri/ ;rian Patten: The
$ersey ound 619$%8
5ohn &oo(er>&lar4e
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1u!hes and 1eaney
Ted 1u!hes 61970>199)8
The Hawk in the Rain 6195%8
19)42 #((ointed as Poet Laureate
Rain Charm for the Duchy 6199<8
Birthday Letters 619958
.ea'us 1eaney 6=A 19798
Death of a Naturalist 619$$8: Door into the
Dark 619$98: -interin# Out 619%<8: North
619%58: +ieldwork 619%98: The Redress of
Poetry 619908: eein# Thin#s 619918
#"arded the No=el Pri?e for Literature in
1995
Ne" *evelo('ents
;enja'in Ce(haniah
'en Rhythm 619)08/ The Dread !ffair
619)58/ )nna Li%erpool 6199)8/ 'ropa#anda
6199$8/ Too Black& Too tron# 6<0018
Linton 9"esi 5ohnson
)n#lan is a Bitch 619)08/ Bass Culture
619)08/ $akin# History 619)48
*avid *a=ydeen
la%e on# 619)48/ Coolie Odyssey 619))8
3ther fi!ures2
To' Paulin/ Paul *urcan/ Paul
Muldoon/ *ere4 Malion 6NA Ireland8
#ndre" Motion/ Tony 1arrison/
-eoffrey 1ill/ 5a'es enton
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Theatre