The Modernist period 1900-1945 : English literature in its historical, cultural and social contexts

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    • Lee-Browne, Patrick

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The Modernist period 1900-1945 : English literature in its historical, cultural and social contexts

Patrick Lee-Browne

(Backgrounds to English literature)

Facts on File, c2003

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Includes and index

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Covering the first half of the 20th century, this text explores the effect of two World Wars, an economic depression and the resulting uncertainty, desperation and cynicism on English literature, especially the works of such writers as Eliot, Lawrence, Joyce and Yeats.

Table of Contents

v. 1. The Renaissance / Patrick Lee-Browne -- v. 2. The romantics / Neil King -- v. 3. The Victorians / Aidan Cruttenden -- v. 4. The modernist period -- v. 5. Post-war literature : 1945 to the present day.

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