| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 480 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft,
0929-6999 ;
138
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Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 138.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Over the last decade, migration flows from Central and Eastern Europe have become an issue in political debates about human rights, social integration, multiculturalism and citizenship in Great Britain. The increasing number of Eastern Europeans living in Britain has provoked ambivalent and diverse responses, including representations in film and literature that range from travel writing, humorous fiction, mockumentaries, musicals, drama and children¿s literature to the thriller. The present volume discusses a wide range of representations of Eastern and Central Europe and its people as reflected in British literature, film and culture. The book offers new readings of authors who have influenced the cultural imagination since the nineteenth century, such as Bram Stoker, George Bernard Shaw, Joseph Conrad and Arthur Koestler. It also discusses the work of more contemporary writers and film directors including Sacha Baron Cohen, David Cronenberg, Vesna Goldsworthy, Kapka Kassabova, Marina Lewycka, Ken Loach, Mike Phillips, Joanne K. Rowling and Rose Tremain. With its focus on post-Wall Europe, Facing the East in the West goes beyond discussions of migration to Britain from an established postcolonial perspective and contributes to the current exploration of 'new' European identities. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Facing the East of Europe in Its Western Isles: Charting Backgrounds, Questions and Perspectives; East and West: Mirrorings; Two Poems; Journeys, Encounters, Cultural Translations; A Play in One Act; Stereotypes: Staying Power and Subversion; Polish Identities in Perspective: Accession Integration Perception; (Re- )Visiting Eastern Spaces in Contemporary British Fiction; Notes on Contributors; Index. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
English literature -- History and criticism.
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English literature. |
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Emigration and immigration in literature.
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Emigration and immigration in literature. |
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Motion pictures -- Great Britain -- History.
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Motion pictures. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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Emigration and immigration in motion pictures.
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Emigration and immigration in motion pictures. |
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Europe, Eastern -- In literature.
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Eastern Europe. |
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Europe, Eastern -- In motion pictures.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Korte, Barbara, 1957-
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Pirker, Eva Ulrike.
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Helff, Sissy.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9789042030497 (OCoLC)650215641 |
| ISBN |
9789042030497 |
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9042030496 |
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9789042030503 (electronic book) |
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904203050X (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
9786612662775 |
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