Screen LibraryThe Routledge concise history of twentieth-century British literature
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge concise histories of literature series |
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| Carrier Form: | 211 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780415572453 (hbk.) 0415572452 (hbk.) 9780415572460 (pbk.) 0415572460 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | I561 |
| CLC: | I561.065 |
| Call Number: | I561.065/D272 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-200) and index. Popular culture and the paradoxes of progress -- Avant-gardes -- Varieties of high modernism -- Late modern radicalism -- The finest hours -- Countercultures -- The conservative restoration -- Millennial cultures. 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 authors; Examination of the cultural and literary impact of crucial historical, social, political and cultural events; Discussion of Britain's imperial status in the century and the diversification of the nation through Black and Asian British Literature. Readers are also provided with a comprehensive timeline, a glossa |