The Edinburgh Companion to James Kelman

Scott Hames

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2010

The Edinburgh Companion to James Kelman

Scott Hames

In the series Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748642885

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About this book

James Kelman is one of the most important Scottish writers now living. His fiction is widely acclaimed, and widely caricatured. His art declares war on stereotypes, but is saddled with plenty of its own.

This book attempts to disentangle Kelman's writing from his reputation, clarifying his literary influences and illuminating his political commitments. It is the first book to cover the full range and depth of Kelman's work, explaining his position within genres such as the short story and the polemical essay, and tracing his interest in anti-colonial politics and existential thought. Essays by leading experts combine lucid accounts of the heated debates surrounding Kelman's writing, with a sharp focus on the effects and innovations of that writing itself.

Kelman's own reception by reviewers and journalists is examined as a shaping factor in the development of his career. Chapters situate Kelman's work in critical contexts ranging from masculinity to vernacular language, cover influences from Chomsky to Kafka, and pursue the implications of Kelman's rhetoric from Glasgow localism to 'World English'.

Key Features

The first major collection of essays on Kelman's work
Considers the full spectrum of Kelman's writing, from novels to polemics to plays
Explores a comprehensive range of Kelman's literary influences and critical contexts
Highlights the interplay of Kelman's political, linguistic and artistic agendas

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Series Editors’ Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Brief Biography of James Kelman Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Introduction Scott Hames Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I Literary Forms
CHAPTER ONE Early Kelman Paul Shanks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
CHAPTER TWO How late it was, how late and Literary Value Mary McGlynn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
CHAPTER THREE Kelman’s Later Novels Peter Boxall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
CHAPTER FOUR Kelman and the Short Story Adrian Hunter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
CHAPTER FIVE Kelman’s Critical and Polemical Writing Mia Carter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
CHAPTER SIX Kelman’s Drama David Archibald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
II Critical Contexts
CHAPTER SEVEN Kelman’s Glasgow Sentence Cairns Craig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
CHAPTER EIGHT Kelman’s Art- Speech Scott Hames Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
CHAPTER NINE Kelman and World English Michael Gardiner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
CHAPTER TEN Kelman and Masculinity Carole Jones Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
CHAPTER ELEVEN Kelman and the Existentialists Laurence Nicoll Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Endnotes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Further Reading Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 176
Keywords: Literary Studies

eBook

Published: July 5, 2010
ISBN: 9780748642885