1st Edition

Ancient Cultures of Conceit British University Fiction in the Post-War Years

By Ian Carter Copyright 1990
330 Pages
by Routledge

330 Pages
by Routledge

330 Pages
by Routledge

The campus novel is one of the best loved forms of fiction in the post-war period. But what are its characteristic themes? What are its prejudices? And what does it take for granted? Originally published in 1990, this is the first study to connect literary, historical, and sociological aspects of modern British universities. It shows that the culture celebrated in British university fiction... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Part 1.  1. Not with a Wimp, But a Banger  Part 2.  2. The Exemplar 3. Keep and Outworks  4. Culture and Anarchy  Part 3.  5. Barbarous Proletarians  6. Barbarous Scientists  7. Barbarous Women  8. Barbarous Foreigners  9. American Difference  Part 4.  10. Dark Days and Black Papers  11. How to be an Alien.  Appendix: British University Fiction 1945-88 (with selected earlier novels).  Bibliography.  Name Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Ian Carter