Society and Literature 1945-1970 (Routledge Revivals) Contributor(s): Sinfield, Alan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415840961 ISBN-13: 9780415840965 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 820.900 |
Lexile Measure: 1450 |
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.71 lbs) 274 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: First published in 1983, this book focuses on the twentieth-century writer as both a product, and an interpreter, of his or her society. It explores the social basis of our conceptions of literature and the ways in which writing is affected by the media, institutional and technical, through which it reaches readers. The text looks at experiences of the period in terms of domestic and world affairs, sexuality, and philosophical and religious attitudes. It discusses the social and economic structures which specifically affect the act of writing, and considers the dominant developments of the period in three genres: novels, poetry and writing for theatre. |