Modernity and the English Rural Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
Cover of the book Modernity and the English Rural Novel by Dominic Head, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dominic Head ISBN: 9781108157964
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: April 7, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Dominic Head
ISBN: 9781108157964
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: April 7, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

This book examines the persistence of the rural tradition in the English novel into the twentieth century. In the shadow of metropolitan literary culture, rural writing can seem to strive for a fantasy version of England with no compelling social or historical relevance. Dominic Head argues that the apparent disconnection is, in itself, a response to modernity rather than a refusal to engage with it, and that the important writers in this tradition have had a significant bearing on the trajectory of English cultural life through the twentieth century. At the heart of the discussion is the English rural regional novel of the 1920s and 1930s, which reveals significant points of overlap with mainstream literary culture and the legacies of modernism. Rural writers refashioned the conventions of the tradition and the effects of literary nostalgia, to produce the swansong of a fading genre with resonances that are still relevant today.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book examines the persistence of the rural tradition in the English novel into the twentieth century. In the shadow of metropolitan literary culture, rural writing can seem to strive for a fantasy version of England with no compelling social or historical relevance. Dominic Head argues that the apparent disconnection is, in itself, a response to modernity rather than a refusal to engage with it, and that the important writers in this tradition have had a significant bearing on the trajectory of English cultural life through the twentieth century. At the heart of the discussion is the English rural regional novel of the 1920s and 1930s, which reveals significant points of overlap with mainstream literary culture and the legacies of modernism. Rural writers refashioned the conventions of the tradition and the effects of literary nostalgia, to produce the swansong of a fading genre with resonances that are still relevant today.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Language Diversity in the USA by Dominic Head
Cover of the book China and the Writing of English Literary Modernity, 1690–1770 by Dominic Head
Cover of the book Digital SLR Astrophotography by Dominic Head
Cover of the book Intellectual Property at the Edge by Dominic Head
Cover of the book Physics and Chemistry of Circumstellar Dust Shells by Dominic Head
Cover of the book Primate Tourism by Dominic Head
Cover of the book Bentham's Theory of Law and Public Opinion by Dominic Head
Cover of the book A Political Economy of American Hegemony by Dominic Head
Cover of the book Brain Repair After Stroke by Dominic Head
Cover of the book Adjudication in Religious Family Laws by Dominic Head
Cover of the book The Cambridge Introduction to Toni Morrison by Dominic Head
Cover of the book The Environment and International Relations by Dominic Head
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Husserl by Dominic Head
Cover of the book EU Prospectus Law by Dominic Head
Cover of the book Data and Evidence in Linguistics by Dominic Head
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy