Paul Scott

by Patrick Swinden

Book Overview

Contrary to popular belief, Paul Scott was not a historical novelist in the realist tradition but a post-modernist who engaged with his readers in narrative of increasing self-consciousness and complexity. Having exposed the identity crisis of the twentieth-century male under army and post-war conditions, he moved on after the 1950's to explore the need for commitment memorably and often brilliantly against various backdrops. This phase culminated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853835780
• ISBN13: 9780853835783
• Release Date: May 1983
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 40 Pages