Wartime and Aftermath: English Literature and Its Background 1939-1960

by Bernard Bergonzi

This accessible new survey of British writers since 1939 reveals how literature in Britain was affected by the most devastating war in history, and how it engaged with public events and private feelings during the fighting and throughout the long aftermath of recovery. Drawing on a rich variety of sources, Bernard Bergonzi, one of Britain's leading critics, discusses the work of such writers as Graham Greene, Elizabeth Bowen, Evelyn Waugh, Joyce Cary,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192892223
• ISBN13: 9780192892225
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"