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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 The Bloomsbury Handbook to J. M. Coetzee
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'J. M. Coetzee – novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and Nobel Laureate in Literature (2003) – is widely recognized as one of the towering literary figures of the last half century. With chapters written by leading and emerging scholars from across the world, The Bloomsbury Handbook to J. M. Coetzee offers the most comprehensive available exploration of the variety, range and significance of his work.

'The volume covers a wealth of topics, including:

'· The full span of Coetzee's work from his poetry to his essays and major fiction, including Waiting for the Barbarians, Disgrace and the Jesus novels
· Biographical details and archival approaches
· Coetzee's sources and influences, including engagements with Modernism, South African, Australian, Russian and Latin American literatures
· Interdisciplinary perspectives, including on visual cultures, music, philosophy, computational systems and translation.

'The Bloomsbury Handbook to J. M. Coetzee provides indispensable scholarly perspectives, covers emerging debates and maps the future direction of Coetzee studies.' (Publication summary)

Contents

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Bloomsbury Academic , 2023 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
On the Idea of a Handbook to the Works of J. M. Coetzee: 'Preposterous' [?], Andrew Van Der Vlies , Lucy Valerie Graham , single work criticism (p. 3-14)
Life & Times of J. M. Coetzee, Jane Poyner , single work criticism (p. 15-28)
Autobiographies/autrebiographies/biographies, Alexandra Effe , single work criticism (p. 29-42)
J. M. Coetzee and His Publishers, Andrea Thorpe , single work criticism (p. 43-54)
Coetzee's Poetry, Jarad Zimbler , single work criticism (p. 55-66)
Dusklands, Rita Barnard , single work criticism (p. 67-80)
In the Heart of the Country, Ian Glenn , single work criticism (p. 81-90)
Waiting for the Barbarians, Jennifer Wenzel , single work criticism (p. 91-102)
Life and Times of Michael K, Eckard Smuts , single work criticism (p. 103-114)
Foe, Patrick Denman Flanery , single work criticism (p. 115-126)
Age of Iron, Katherine Hallemeier , single work criticism (p. 127-136)
The Master of Petersburg, Derek Attridge , single work criticism (p. 137-146)
Disgrace, Chris Holmes , single work criticism (p. 147-158)
J. M. Coetzee's Apartheid-era Criticism, Xiaoran Hu , single work criticism (p. 159-168)
The Costello Project, Andrew Van Der Vlies , single work criticism (p. 169-180)
Diary of a Bad Year, Katarzyna Nowak-McNeice , single work criticism (p. 181-190)
The Jesus Novels, Timothy Bewes , single work criticism (p. 191-206)
Later Criticism and Correspondence, Nick Mulgrew , single work criticism (p. 207-220)
Coetzee's Style, Carrol Clarkson , single work criticism (p. 221-232)
Coetzee, Religion and Philosophy, Alice Brittan , single work criticism (p. 233-244)

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Works about this Work

‘Why Are We Here?’ : Skirting the Philosophical Coetzee Timothy J. Mehigan , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 462 2024; (p. 31-32)

— Review of The Bloomsbury Handbook to J. M. Coetzee 2023 anthology criticism
‘Why Are We Here?’ : Skirting the Philosophical Coetzee Timothy J. Mehigan , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 462 2024; (p. 31-32)

— Review of The Bloomsbury Handbook to J. M. Coetzee 2023 anthology criticism
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