{"product_id":"postwar-british-fiction-new-accents-and-attitudes-paperback-9781107505414","title":"Postwar British Fiction; New Accents and Attitudes (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107505414","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePostwar British Fiction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNew Accents and Attitudes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1962, this book by James Gindin addresses the expanded scope of British writing in the wake of the Second World War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Gindin (Compiled by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107505414, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 May 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1962, this book by James Gindin addresses the expanded scope of British writing in the wake of the Second World War, not only in terms of the increased equality between the classes but also of varied uses of humor, the impact of Britain's relationship with America and changes in literary style. Gindin shows how the work of authors such as Iris Murdoch, Kingsley Amis and Doris Lessing, among others, reflects the change in society's terms compared to their literary predecessors. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in modern English fiction.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The first steps\u003cbr\u003e 2. Alan Silitoe's jungle\u003cbr\u003e 3. Kingsley Amis' funny novels\u003cbr\u003e 4. Anger as affirmation\u003cbr\u003e 5. Doris Lessing's intense commitment\u003cbr\u003e 6. Education and the contemporary class structure\u003cbr\u003e 7. Creeping Americanism\u003cbr\u003e 8. The moral center of John Wain's fiction\u003cbr\u003e 9. Angus Wilson's qualified nationalism\u003cbr\u003e 10. Comedy and understatement\u003cbr\u003e 11. Images of illusion in the work of Iris Murdoch\u003cbr\u003e 12. 'Gimmick' and metaphor in the novels of William Golding\u003cbr\u003e 13. Some current fads\u003cbr\u003e 14. Identity and the existential\u003cbr\u003e Notes on the authors.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: from c 1900 - [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: from c 1900 -\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20from%20c%201900%20-%20%5BDSBH%5D%22\"\u003eDSBH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265759039768,"sku":"9781107505414","price":29.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107505414i_22101115-6e4d-460c-8e3f-155a5e64eb75.jpg?v=1696755033","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/postwar-british-fiction-new-accents-and-attitudes-paperback-9781107505414","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}