Katharine Cockin is Professor of English at the University of Hull, UK. She has published widely on women's suffrage literature and on the lives and work of Ellen Terry and her daughter, Edith Craig. She is editor of the eight-volume Collected Letters of Ellen Terry and author of several books on Edith Craig and women's suffrage literature, including the first biography of Craig (1998), Women and the Theatre in the Age of Suffrage (2001) and two volumes of women's suffrage literature (2007). JAGO MORRISON is Head of English at the University of Chichester, UK.

'With its clear explanations of key terms and contexts for the study of Contemporary British Literature and its attractive sample readings of selected texts, this is sure to become a favourite with students and teachers in the field.' - Richard Brown, Reader in Modern Literature, School of English, University of Leeds, UK

• General Editors' Introduction1. Introduction and Timeline, Katharine Cockin and Jago MorrisonPART I: CONTEXTS2. The Historical Context of Post-War British Literature, Patricia Waugh (Durham University)3. Literary and Cultural Contexts, Katharine Cockin and Jago MorrisonPART II: CASE STUDIES4. Case Studies in Reading 1: Key Primary Literary Texts, Michael Greaney (Lancaster University)5. Case Studies in Reading 2: Key Theoretical and Critical Texts, Michael Greaney (Lancaster University)PART III: CRITICAL APPROACHES6. Key Critics, Concepts and Topics7. Changes in Critical Responses and ApproachesPART IV: MAPPING THE FIELD8. Issues of Gender and Sexuality, Susan Watkins (Manchester Metropolitan University)9. Changes in the Canon: After Windrush, Ruvani Ransinha (King's College London)10. Mapping the Current Critical Landscape: After Theory, Sean Matthews (Nottingham University)Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terminology Annotated Bibliography Appendix: Teaching, Curriculum and Learning Notes on ContributorsIndex

Katharine Cockin is Professor of English at the University of Hull, UK. She has published widely on women's suffrage literature and on the lives and work of Ellen Terry and her daughter, Edith Craig. She is editor of the eight-volume Collected Letters of Ellen Terry and author of several books on Edith Craig and women's suffrage literature, including the first biography of Craig (1998), Women and the Theatre in the Age of Suffrage (2001) and two volumes of women's suffrage literature (2007). JAGO MORRISON is Head of English at the University of Chichester, UK.

'With its clear explanations of key terms and contexts for the study of Contemporary British Literature and its attractive sample readings of selected texts, this is sure to become a favourite with students and teachers in the field.' - Richard Brown, Reader in Modern Literature, School of English, University of Leeds, UK

• General Editors' Introduction1. Introduction and Timeline, Katharine Cockin and Jago MorrisonPART I: CONTEXTS2. The Historical Context of Post-War British Literature, Patricia Waugh (Durham University)3. Literary and Cultural Contexts, Katharine Cockin and Jago MorrisonPART II: CASE STUDIES4. Case Studies in Reading 1: Key Primary Literary Texts, Michael Greaney (Lancaster University)5. Case Studies in Reading 2: Key Theoretical and Critical Texts, Michael Greaney (Lancaster University)PART III: CRITICAL APPROACHES6. Key Critics, Concepts and Topics7. Changes in Critical Responses and ApproachesPART IV: MAPPING THE FIELD8. Issues of Gender and Sexuality, Susan Watkins (Manchester Metropolitan University)9. Changes in the Canon: After Windrush, Ruvani Ransinha (King's College London)10. Mapping the Current Critical Landscape: After Theory, Sean Matthews (Nottingham University)Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terminology Annotated Bibliography Appendix: Teaching, Curriculum and Learning Notes on ContributorsIndex

Katharine Cockin is Professor of English at the University of Hull, UK. She has published widely on women's suffrage literature and on the lives and work of Ellen Terry and her daughter, Edith Craig. She is editor of the eight-volume Collected Letters of Ellen Terry and author of several books on Edith Craig and women's suffrage literature, including the first biography of Craig (1998), Women and the Theatre in the Age of Suffrage (2001) and two volumes of women's suffrage literature (2007). JAGO MORRISON is Head of English at the University of Chichester, UK.

'With its clear explanations of key terms and contexts for the study of Contemporary British Literature and its attractive sample readings of selected texts, this is sure to become a favourite with students and teachers in the field.' - Richard Brown, Reader in Modern Literature, School of English, University of Leeds, UK

• General Editors' Introduction1. Introduction and Timeline, Katharine Cockin and Jago MorrisonPART I: CONTEXTS2. The Historical Context of Post-War British Literature, Patricia Waugh (Durham University)3. Literary and Cultural Contexts, Katharine Cockin and Jago MorrisonPART II: CASE STUDIES4. Case Studies in Reading 1: Key Primary Literary Texts, Michael Greaney (Lancaster University)5. Case Studies in Reading 2: Key Theoretical and Critical Texts, Michael Greaney (Lancaster University)PART III: CRITICAL APPROACHES6. Key Critics, Concepts and Topics7. Changes in Critical Responses and ApproachesPART IV: MAPPING THE FIELD8. Issues of Gender and Sexuality, Susan Watkins (Manchester Metropolitan University)9. Changes in the Canon: After Windrush, Ruvani Ransinha (King's College London)10. Mapping the Current Critical Landscape: After Theory, Sean Matthews (Nottingham University)Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terminology Annotated Bibliography Appendix: Teaching, Curriculum and Learning Notes on ContributorsIndex