British Working Class in 20th Century: Pb: Film, Literature and Television

by John Kirk

The Full Monty, Billy Elliot, and Brassed Off are among recent iconic working-class British films that have found huge worldwide success. Challenging suggestions that class is no longer relevant for literary or cultural analysis, this volume examines the lives and experiences of the working-class people portrayed in these films and in works of contemporary writing from authors like Jeanette Winterson and Pat Parker in order to assess...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0708321909
• ISBN13: 9780708321904
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"