History and value : the Clarendon lectures and the Northcliffe lectures 1987 /

Frank Kermode returns to the literature of his youth to ask why we appear to have forgotten how urgent and powerful it seemed in a time of economic crisis and imminent world war. He also looks at postmodernism as a rejection of wholeness, and a catastrophic break with the past.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kermode, Frank, 1919-2010
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Clarendon, 1988.
Subjects:	English literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Social problems in literature. Middle class in literature. Literature and history. Canon (Literature) Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Problèmes sociaux dans la littérature. Classes moyennes dans la littérature. Littérature et histoire. Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature) Social problems in literature Middle class in literature Literature and history English literature Literatura inglesa (história e crítica) > Século 20. Literatura (sociedade) > 1900-1945 > Inglaterra. 1900-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	Frank Kermode returns to the literature of his youth to ask why we appear to have forgotten how urgent and powerful it seemed in a time of economic crisis and imminent world war. He also looks at postmodernism as a rejection of wholeness, and a catastrophic break with the past.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 150 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191671388 019167138X