To exercise our talents : the democratization of writing in Britain / Christopher Hilliard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hilliard, Christopher.

Series:

Harvard historical studies ; v. 150.

Harvard historical studies ; v. 150

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

Authorship--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Authorship.

Democratization--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Democratization.

Social classes--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Social classes.

Working class--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Working class.

Working class writings, English--History and criticism.

Working class writings, English.

Middle class--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Middle class.

Working class in literature.

Middle class in literature.

Physical Description:

390 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In twentieth-century Britain the literary landscape underwent a fundamental change. Aspiring authors--traditionally drawn from privileged social backgrounds--now included factory workers writing amid chaotic home lives and married women joining writers' clubs in search of creative outlets. In this brilliantly conceived book, Christopher Hilliard reveals the extraordinary history of "ordinary" voices. In capturing the creative lives of ordinary people--would-be fiction-writers and poets who until now have left scarcely a mark on written history--Hilliard sensitively reconstructs the literary culture of a democratic age.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: Literary History from Below

Chapter 1. Middlemen, Markets, and Literary Advice

Chapter 2. A Chance to Exercise Our Talents

Chapter 3. Fiction and the Writing Public

Chapter 4. In My Own Language about My Own People

Chapter 5. Class, Patronage, and Literary Tradition

Chapter 6. People's Writing and the People's War

Chapter 7. The Logic of Our Times

Chapter 8. Popular Writing after the War

Conclusion: On or about the End of the Chatterley Ban

Abbreviations

Notes

Manuscripts and Archives Consulted

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-363) and index.

ISBN:

9780674038653

0674038657

OCLC:

1043621093