Utilizing recent trends in literary and language theory, b /b b i Twentieth Century Fiction: From Text to Context /i /b makes new theoretical insights available to its audience. Contributors to this volume employ analytical and interpretive strategies which are not intended to be prescriptive, but rather are presented in such a way as to facilitate critical reading and evaluation. br br The collection's essays, which are arranged into three groups focusing on the textual level, narrative and context, explore a number of 20th century authors including Fowles, Foster, Lessing and Woolf. In addition, this user-friendly text includes a detailed subject index, a full glossary and helpful suggestions for further reading. br br Designed not only for native English speakers, but also for those who read English as a foreign or second language, b /b b i Twentieth Century Fiction: From Text to Context /i /b provides an indispensable introduction which is both sensitive and enabling.