English Poetry - 20th Century - Literary Criticism, Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, Irish Drama - Literary Criticism, World War I - General & Miscellaneous, English Fiction & Prose Literature - 20th Century - Literary Criticism, U.S. & Canad

Literature of Crisis, 1910-22

Name: Literature of Crisis, 1910-22
Author: Anne Wright
ISBN: 9780312488024

by Wright, Anne

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Overview

Literature of Crisis, 1910-22 provides a close reading of four important literary texts of the period: Howards End, Heartbreak House, Women in Love, and The Waste Land. Placing them in their historical and cultural context, the author considers these texts of differing genres as expressions of the sense of crisis in English life that partly anticipated and largely coincided with the First World War. Although not dealing specifically with war, they register a response to wartime events or events leading up to or following the war.