Download or read book Key Concepts in Contemporary Literature written by Steven Padley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Concepts in Contemporary Literature offers a comprehensive overview of the literature and critical debates of the period since 1945. Setting texts in their historical, political and cultural contexts, it demonstrates how literature has dealt with and been shaped by the changing face of the modern world.