The early twentieth century saw a radical redrawing of Britain's social and political map as its hereditary aristocracy was pushed from the centre to the margins of the nation's affairs. This book traces the literary consequences of the modernist preoccupation with aristocracy that this social change inspired.
The early twentieth century saw a radical redrawing of Britain's social and political map as its hereditary aristocracy was pushed from the centre to the margins of the nation's affairs. This book traces the literary consequences of the modernist preoccupation with aristocracy that this social change inspired.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Adam Parkes is Professor of English at the University of Georgia, where he has taught since 1993. Previous publications include Modernism and the Theater of Censorship (1996) and A Sense of Shock: The Impact of Impressionism on Modern British and Irish Writing (2011), both published by OUP. Parkes was president of the D.H. Lawrence Society of North America in 2021-22 and the South Atlantic Modern Language Association in 2022-23.
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Acknowledgements Introduction: Aristocracy Unmade and Remade 1: Hierarchies of Idiocy: Stupidity and Intelligence 2: The Noble Style: Aristocratic Boredom 3: Aches, Holes, and Howls: Country-House Nostalgia 4: Hieroglyphic Worlds: Transatlantic Sophistication 5: Capricious Benevolence: Kindness and Cruelty Coda: Monsters After Modernism Works Used by Permission Select Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Introduction: Aristocracy Unmade and Remade 1: Hierarchies of Idiocy: Stupidity and Intelligence 2: The Noble Style: Aristocratic Boredom 3: Aches, Holes, and Howls: Country-House Nostalgia 4: Hieroglyphic Worlds: Transatlantic Sophistication 5: Capricious Benevolence: Kindness and Cruelty Coda: Monsters After Modernism Works Used by Permission Select Bibliography Index
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