K. Curran
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2015
9781349495641
Cynicism in British Post-War Culture
Ignorance, Dust and Disease
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Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2015
ISBN13: 9781349495641
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Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
This book is the first academic text to examine cynicism as a driving force in the context of post-war British culture. It maps a sensibility that transcends divisions between high and low culture, and encompasses figures such as Philip Larkin, John Lennon and Stephen Patrick Morrissey.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349495641
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Annus Mirabilis – Philip Larkin 2. Work Is A Curse – John Wain/Kingsley Amis/Iris Murdoch 3. Just Another Sunday Evening – John Osborne/Jazz 4. That's What I'm Not – British New Wave Cinema 5. I've Heard Of Politics, But This Is Ridiculous – TV Satire/Comedy 6. Bed Peace – John Lennon 7. Quiet Riot – Stephen Poliakoff 8. No Future/No Alternative – Punk and The Cynic Sensibility 9. Before The Moon Falls – The Fall 10. Somehow That Really Impressed Me – The Smiths Conclusion