English Literature of the 1920s

by David Ayers

Book Overview

The English literature of the 1920s is commonly treated in terms of its position within European or Anglo-American Modernism. This book argues that the English Literature of the period can be better understood when it is examined in the context of a more local social and literary history. Focusing principally on the novel, it sets modernist works alongside non-modernist and popular forms, looking at the engagement of these texts with social concerns,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748620257
• ISBN13: 9780748620258
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher