Writing disenchantment : British First World War prose, 1914-30 / Andrew Frayn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frayn, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English prose literature.

World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain--Literature and the war.

World War, 1914-1918.

War in literature.

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

English fiction.

Social history in literature.

Great Britain--Social conditions--1918-1945.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 259 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

It has become axiomatic that First World War literature was disenchanted, or disillusioned, and returning combatants were unable to process or communicate that experience. In 'Writing Disenchantment', Andrew Frayn argues that this was not just about the war: non-combatants were just as disenchanted as those who fought, and writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf produced some of the sharpest criticisms.

Contents:

Cover; Writing disenchantment; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements ; List of abbreviations ; Introduction; 1 Patriotism, propaganda and pacifism, 1914-1918; 2 From hope to Disenchantment, 1919-1922; 3 Modernism, conflict and the home front, 1922-1927; 4 Sagas and series, 1924-1928; 5 Popular disenchantment: the War Books Boom, 1928-1930; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781526103178

1526103176

9781781707333

1781707332

OCLC:

906782157