Urban Gothic of the Second World War

Urban Gothic of the Second World War
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 222
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ISBN-10 : 9780230274891
ISBN-13 : 0230274897
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Book Synopsis Urban Gothic of the Second World War by : S. Wasson

Download or read book Urban Gothic of the Second World War written by S. Wasson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines writing in the Gothic mode which subverts the dominant national narrative of the British home front. Instead of seeing wartime experience as a site of fellowship and emotional resilience, Elizabeth Bowen, Anna Kavan, Mervyn Peake, Roy Fuller and others depict shadowy figures on the margin of the nation.


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