Priestley's England : J.B. Priestley and English culture /

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Priestley's England is the first full-length academic study of J B Priestley - novelist, playwright, screen-writer, journalist and broadcaster, political activist, public intellectual and popular entertainer, one of the makers of twentieth-century Britain, and one of its sharpest critics. From...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baxendale, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Temas:
Priestley, J. B. > (John Boynton), > 1894-1984 > Criticism and interpretation.
Priestley, J. B. > (John Boynton), > 1894-1984
1900-1999
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature
Intellectual life
Literature
Literature.
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Great Britain > In literature.
Grande-Bretagne > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Priestley's England is the first full-length academic study of J B Priestley - novelist, playwright, screen-writer, journalist and broadcaster, political activist, public intellectual and popular entertainer, one of the makers of twentieth-century Britain, and one of its sharpest critics. From his scathing analysis of a slump-stricken nation in the best-selling English Journey, to his popular wartime broadcasts which paved the way to 1945 and the welfare state, his post-war critique of 'Admass' and the Cold War (he was a co-founder of CND), and his continual engagement with the question of 'En.
Notas:Previously issued in print: 2007.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9781847791320
1847791328

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