Grant Hamilton

The London Object

Writing London at the End of Capitalism

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Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that certain works by Michael Moorcock, Iain Sinclair, Penelope Lively, Peter Ackroyd, and J.G. Ballard constitute the coordinates of an altermodernity that might bring to an end the most deleterious effects and affects of today's hyper-aggressive strain of capitalism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 43mm x 157mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780367714680
• ISBN-10: 036771468X
• Artikelnr.: 69937246

Autorenporträt

Grant Hamilton is Associate Professor of English Literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He teaches and researches in the areas of twentieth-century world literatures in English and literary theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction:
Writing London at the end of capitalism
Chapter 1:
Michael Moorcock's Mother London and the viscous city
Chapter 2:
Iain Sinclair's Downriver and the allure of the I-city
Chapter 3:
Penelope Lively's City of the Mind and the simultaneous city
Chapter 4:
Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor and the churches of absolute space
Chapter 5:
J. G. Ballard's Crash and the seduction of objects
Conclusion:
The coordinates of an altermodernity