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Myth, Memory and the Middlebrow : Priestley, du Maurier and the Symbolic Form of Englishness /

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This study explores Englishness as a 'symbolic form' from the 1920s to the 1940s. Two case studies, focused on J.B. Priestley and Daphne du Maurier, explore crucial ways in which popular 'middlebrow' authors imagine and shape the nation, providing an innovative approach to litera...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Habermann, Ina (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Cultural Theory.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Literary Theory.
Social Theory.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
British literature.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This study explores Englishness as a 'symbolic form' from the 1920s to the 1940s. Two case studies, focused on J.B. Priestley and Daphne du Maurier, explore crucial ways in which popular 'middlebrow' authors imagine and shape the nation, providing an innovative approach to literary negotiations of cultural identity.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 242 pages)
ISBN:9780230277496
DOI:10.1057/9780230277496