ABSTRACT

In The Routledge Concise History of Twentieth-Century British Literature Ashley Dawson identifies the key British writers and texts, shaped by era-defining cultural and historical events and movements from the period. He provides:

  • Analysis of works by a diverse range of influential authors
  • Examination of the cultural and literary impact of crucial historical, social, political and cultural events
  • Discussion of Britain’s imperial status in the century and the diversification of the nation through Black and Asian British Literature

Readers are also provided with a comprehensive timeline, a glossary of terms, further reading and explanatory text boxes featuring further information on key figures and events.

chapter |13 pages

Introduction

chapter |23 pages

Avant-gardes

chapter |21 pages

Varieties of high modernism

chapter |21 pages

Late modern radicalism

chapter |19 pages

The finest hours

chapter |22 pages

Countercultures

chapter |22 pages

The conservative restoration

chapter |24 pages

Millennial cultures