At the Violet Hour - Modernism and Violence in England and Ireland

Zusatztext Cole's well-written, formidably researched book is a treasure trove of incisive readings that will surely become a classic ... Highly recommended. Informationen zum Autor Sarah Cole is Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. She is the author of Modernism, Male Friendship, and the First World War. Klappentext At the Violet Hour offers a richly historicized, trenchant look at the interlocking of literature with violence in British and Irish modernist texts. Zusammenfassung At the Violet Hour offers a richly historicized, trenchant look at the interlocking of literature with violence in British and Irish modernist texts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1 Enchanted and Disenchanted Violence Chapter 2 Dynamite Violence: From Melodrama to Menace Chapter 3 Cyclical Violence: The Irish Insurrection and the Limits of Enchantment Chapter 4 Patterns of Violence: Virginia Woolf in the 1930s Conclusion Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sarah Cole, Sarah (Professor of English and Comparative Literature Cole, Cole Sarah
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2012
• EAN: 9780195389616
• ISBN: 978-0-19-538961-6
• Pagine: 384
• Serie: Modernist Literature & Culture; Modernist Literature and Culture; Modernist Literature and Cultu
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; First World War, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form