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The Counter-Memorial Impulse in Twentieth-Century English Fiction

About The Counter-Memorial Impulse in Twentieth-Century English Fiction

A wide-ranging study that examines the tendency in 20th-century English fiction to treat grief as an occasion for social critique, unconventional readings of works by Ford, Lessing, and Winterson demonstrate how narrative experimentation in this period responds to socio-historic conditions like post-imperial melancholy, nuclear fear and homophobia.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781349366934
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 182
  • Published:
  • November 11, 2009
  • Edition:
  • 12009
  • Dimensions:
  • 140x216x11 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 454 g.
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Expected delivery: August 16, 2025

Description of The Counter-Memorial Impulse in Twentieth-Century English Fiction

A wide-ranging study that examines the tendency in 20th-century English fiction to treat grief as an occasion for social critique, unconventional readings of works by Ford, Lessing, and Winterson demonstrate how narrative experimentation in this period responds to socio-historic conditions like post-imperial melancholy, nuclear fear and homophobia.

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