English Novel in History, 1895?1920

Overview

Written especially for students and assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, David Trotter's The English Novel in History 1895-1920 provides a comprehensive introduction to early 20th-century fiction This study embraces the whole range of early 20th-century fiction, from avant-garde innovations to popular mass-market genres. Separate sections are devoted to James, Conrad, Kipling, Bennett, Lawrence, Lewis, and Joyce. It establishes a classification of literary styles in the period. Based on this classification, it offers an account of the subject-matters which preoccupied writers of all kinds: gender, race, nationality, sexual psychology, production and consumption. The English Novel in History aims to redefine our understanding of literary Modernism, and should be useful reading for all students of modern English literature.

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Bio of David Trotter

David Trotter is Quain Professor of English Language at the University College London.

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Imprint

Taylor & Francis

Filesize

1.33 MB

Number of Pages

344

eBook ISBN

0203358937