History of 20th-century Literature Simon Beesley

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This history of 20th-century literature includes an analysis of the lives and works of leading authors from Faulkner to Orwell and an appreciation of international literary achievement, as well as bestselling genres such as horror, crime and romance.

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History of 20th-century Literature by Simon Beesley

Poets representing war's anguish, modernists transforming the novel, Beats capturing the rhythm of the times: the 20th century witnessed some of the most diverse and experimental writing since the birth of literature. Survey this vast and varied landscape, starting in 1900, when familiar faces like Kipling and Shaw dominated the scene. Move on to works chronicling World War One's devastation. Modernism and the avant-garde exploded soon after, but the boom of the 20s went bust and authors grappled with social issues like the Depression (Steinbeck, Wright); the Spanish Civil War (Orwell, Lorca); and ideological shifts (Russians Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn, Sartre and Camus in France). From mass-market changes, post war theatre and world genres to postmodernism, women writers, Latin American magic realism, and Gen-X authors, every trend and masterpiece is placed in context.

New century, old faces; early 20th century poetry; Modernism and the Avant Garde; the Modernist novel; the Great Depression; the Spanish Civil War; political novels; literature of the 50s and 60s; post-war theatre; world genres; post-Modernism and Magic Realism; poetry since the 60s; best sellers; literature today.

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GOR001270833

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9780600598077

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0600598071

Title

History of 20th-century Literature by Simon Beesley

Author

Simon Beesley

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Hardback

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Octopus Publishing Group

Year published

20010615

Number of pages

192

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History of 20th-century Literature Simon Beesley

History of 20th-century Literature by Simon Beesley

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