Father and Son: Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis, and the British Novel Since 1950

by Gavin Keulks

Book Overview

An innovative study of two of England's most popular, controversial, and influential writers, Father and Son breaks new ground in examining the relationship between Kingsley Amis and his son, Martin Amis. Through intertextual readings of their essays and novels, Gavin Keulks examines how the Amises' work negotiated the boundaries of their personal relationship while claiming territory in the literary debate between mimesis and modernist aesthetics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299192105
• ISBN13: 9780299192105
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 8.8"