George Gissing: Voices of the Unclassed - Softcover

Ryle, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138619760 ISBN 13: 9781138619760

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Once seen as a relatively marginal figure, George Gissing (1857-1903) persists in sparking interest among new generations of radical critics who continue to be inspired by his work and to develop fresh approaches to it. This essay collection, bringing together British, European, and North American literary critics and cultural historians with diverse specialities and interests, demonstrates the range of contemporary perspectives through which his fiction can be viewed. Offering both closely contextualized historical readings and broader cultural and philosophical assessments, the contributions will engage not only the specialist but those interested in the diverse themes that absorbed Gissing: the cultural and social formation of class and gender, social mobility and its unsettling effects on individual and collective identities, the place of writing in emerging mass culture, and the possibilities and limits of fiction as critical intervention.

About this title

About the Author

Martin Ryle is Senior Lecturer in Continuing Education at the Univesity of Sussex.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138619760
• ISBN 13: 9781138619760
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 173