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Emyr Humphreys: Contemporary Critical Perspectives (University of Wales Press - Writing Wales in English)
Emyr Humphreys Contemporary Critical Perspectives - University of Wales Press - Writing Wales in English Author:Linden Peach Emyr Humphreys is a leading Welsh novelist, poet, and author who will celebrate his ninetieth birthday in 2009. This volume is the first book-length study of his work to discuss the principal thematic concerns found in his fiction and criticism in light of contemporary critical concepts such as psychoanalysis and socio-economic change. It offers... more » readers the first discussion of ?Land of the Living? and subsequent works such as Old People Are a Problem and constitutes a positive reappraisal of Humphreys? work, highlighting issues that drive our current critical investigations, such as nationhood and identity, religion and conflict, spirituality, gender issues, and the environment, among other concerns.« less