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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815884603321

Autore

Dawson Ashley <1965-, >

Titolo

The Routledge concise history of twentieth-century British literature / / Ashley Dawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-12302-0

0-203-07597-8

1-283-89450-5

1-135-12303-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Routledge concise histories of literature series

Disciplina

820.9/0091

Soggetti

English literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Popular cultures and the paradoxes of progress -- Avant-gardes -- Varieties of high modernism -- Late modern radicalism -- The finest hours -- Counter-cultures -- The conservative restoration -- Millennial cultures.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Routledge Companion to Twentieth-Century British Literature Ashley Dawson identifies the key British writers and texts, shaped by era-defining cultural and historical events and movements from the period. He provides:Analysis of works by a diverse range of influential authorsExamination of the cultural and literary impact of crucial historical, social, political and cultural eventsDiscussion of Britain's imperial status in the century and the diversification of the nation through Black and Asian British LiteratureReaders are also