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Author:

Kalliney, Peter J., 1971-

Title:

Cities of affluence and anger : a literary geography of modern Englishness / Peter J. Kalliney.

Publisher:

University of Virginia Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

viii, 266 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
National characteristics, English, in literature.
Cities and towns in literature.
Social classes in literature.
Communities in literature.
Commonwealth fiction (English)--History and criticism.
Engels.
Bellettrie.
Nationale identiteit.
Sociale hervormingen
Steden.
Sociale klassen.
Ruimtelijke aspecten.
Engeland.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-254) and index.

Contents:

English, all too English : national exceptionalism and the urban class system -- Broken fences : Forster, Waugh, and the garden cities -- Strangers in the park : Woolf, Selvon, and the traffic in modernism -- Cities of affluence : domesticity, class, and the angry young men -- The elusive Englishman : Doris Lessing goes to London town -- Mad goat in the attic : The satanic verses and global Englishness.

ISBN:

9780813925745 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0813925746 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780813925738 (acid-free paper)
0813925738 (acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2006013692

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)