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James Kelman re-writes John Milton

What is it about?

This article argues that James Kelman's Booker-prize winning novel How late it was, how late is a sophisticated re-writing of John Milton's Samson Agonistes, one inflected by Kelman's own existential politics.

Why is it important?

The critical reception of this novel has been dominated by controversies related to the Booker prize. There is an urgent need to restore attention to the artistic achievement the prize itself had recognised, and the literary articulation of Kelman's politics.

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