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Post-War British Literature and the "End of Empire"

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Post-War British Literature and the "End of Empire"/ by Matthew Whittle.
作者:	Whittle, Matthew.
面頁冊數:	IX, 225 p.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
標題:	British literature. -
電子資源:	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54014-0
ISBN:	9781137540140

Post-War British Literature and the "End of Empire"
Whittle, Matthew.

Post-War British Literature and the "End of Empire"[electronic resource] /by Matthew Whittle. - 1st ed. 2016. - IX, 225 p.online resource.

1 Introduction -- Part I: The British Abroad -- 2 Decolonisation and the Second World War -- 3 America Moves In: Neo-colonialism and America’s ‘Entertainment Empire’ -- Part II: Returning Home -- 4 Englishness in Transition: Moving from the Imperial to the National -- 5 Post-War Immigration and Multicultural Britain -- 6 Coda: Satire and Celebration: Representing Empire in Post-War British Culture -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book examines literary texts by British colonial servant and settler writers, including Anthony Burgess, Graham Greene, William Golding, and Alan Sillitoe, who depicted the impact of decolonization in the newly independent colonies and at home in Britain. The end of the British Empire was one of the most significant and transformative events in twentieth-century history, marking the beginning of a new world order and having an indelible impact on British culture and society. Literary responses to this moment by those from within Britain offer an enlightening (and often overlooked) exploration of the influence of decolonization on received notions of “race” and class, while also prefiguring conceptions of multiculturalism. As Matthew Whittle argues in this sweeping study, these works not only view decolonization within its global context (alongside the aftermath of the Second World War, the rise of America, and mass immigration) but often propose a solution to imperial decline through cultural renewal. .

ISBN: 9781137540140

Standard No.: 10.1057/978-1-137-54014-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

996807
British literature.

LC Class. No.: PN849.G74

Dewey Class. No.: 809.41

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