UID:
almahu_9949793925802882
Format:
1 online resource (200 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781350371019
Series Statement:
Contemporary Critical Perspectives
Content:
Rachel Cusk is one of the most critically acclaimed and controversial contemporary British authors. Her diverse body of work offers a striking portrait of trends in 21st-century literature, and the history of Cusk's literary output is one of experimentation and a desire to push against established cultural models. 〈i〉Rachel Cusk: Contemporary Critical Perspectives〈/i〉 is the first critical guide to Cusk's work, spanning novels including 〈i〉Saving Agnes〈/i〉, 〈i〉A Country Life〈/i〉, and 〈i〉Second Place〈/i〉, her 'autofictional' 〈i〉Outline〈/i〉 trilogy, and her nonfiction 〈i〉A Life's Work〈/i〉,〈i〉 The Last Supper〈/i〉, 〈i〉Aftermath 〈/i〉and the 〈i〉Coventry 〈/i〉essays. Rigorous and wide-ranging, this book provides an accessible and lucid introduction to Cusk's work, exploring themes of gender relations, class dynamics, maternal identity and creative freedom. The collection concludes with an in-depth interview with Cusk, conducted by Merve Emre, reflecting on her influences, writing and experiences. Mapping the formal and stylistic shift across her career and locating them within their specific contexts, this collection provides a crucial analysis of Cusk's influences, politics, and literary techniques that speak to many of the most pressing issues in contemporary literature.
Note:
〈b〉FOREWORD〈/b〉 Clare Hanson (University of Southampton) 〈b〉INTRODUCTION〈/b〉 Roberta Garrett (University of East London) and Liam Harrison (University of the West of England) 〈b〉CHAPTER ONE〈/b〉 Life Style: Rachel Cusk and the Critique of Minimalism Pieter Vermeulen (University of Leuven) 〈b〉CHAPTER TWO〈/b〉 Mother Courage and Mother-Shaming: Rachel Cusk's Contribution to Maternal Feminism Roberta Garrett (University of East London) 〈b〉CHAPTER THREE〈/b〉 Serial Metaphors: Revising and Rewriting in Rachel Cusk's Life Narratives Ricarda Menn (KWI Essen) 〈b〉CHAPTER FOUR〈/b〉 Perceptions of Failure in Rachel Cusk's 〈i〉Saving Agnes 〈/i〉and 〈i〉Second Place〈/i〉 Sonja Pyykkö (Freie Universität Berlin) 〈b〉CHAPTER FIVE〈/b〉 'Some things are artificial and some are authentic': Rachel Cusk's Depth Perception Daniel Lea (Oxford Brookes University) 〈b〉CHAPTER SIX〈/b〉 Autofictional Experiments and Serial Aesthetics in Rachel Cusk's 〈i〉OUTLINE〈/i〉 Trilogy Melissa Schuh (CAU Kiel) 〈b〉CHAPTER SEVEN〈/b〉 Being Sent to Coventry: Silence, Cruelty and Rachel Cusk's Discrepant Style Liam Harrison (University of the West of England) 〈b〉AFTERWORD〈/b〉 Second Text: Biography, Intertextuality, and Art in 〈i〉Second Place〈/i〉 Peter Childs (Newman University) 〈b〉INTERVIEW〈/b〉 An Interview with Rachel Cusk Merve Emre (Wesleyan University) 〈b〉REFERENCES〈/b〉 〈b〉INDEX〈/b〉
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350371019
URL:
https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350371019?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
