Literature of the 1920s : writers among the ruins / Chris Baldick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baldick, Chris.

Series:

Edinburgh history of twentieth-century literature in Britain ; v. 3.

The Edinburgh history of twentieth-century literature in Britain ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eclipsed until now by the dominant story of Modernism, a much more inclusive range of 1920s literature emerges freshly illuminated in Chris Baldick's approachable history. The Twenties are reclaimed here as a period with its own distinctive historical awareness and creative agenda, one in which Modernist and non-Modernist currents are shown to engage with common memories and preoccupations.Spanning many genres high and low, including war memoirs, critical essays and detective stories as well as drama, poetry and the novel, Baldick's account situates leading works and authors of the decade - El

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; General Editor's Preface; Introduction: In Search of the Twentyish; Chapter One A Literature of Ideas; Chapter Two Mixing Memory and Desire: Modernism and Anachronism; Chapter Three Never Such Innocence: Versions of Experience and Disillusionment; Chapter Four Impunities: Crime, Comedy and Camp; Chapter Five But It Still Goes On: The Passing of the Twenties; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-10550-5

0-7486-3143-7

OCLC:

828793237