Provides a fresh examination of Anthony Powell's career and growing reputation. Birns takes a global view of Powell's corpus, situating his works in context and explaining his place among the second generation of British modernists. He adds to the understanding of how Powell and his compatriots pioneered a 'next wave' modernism in which experimentation and traditional narrative combined in a sustainable mode.
| ISBN: | 9781611170511 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 2011 |
| Author: | Nicholas Birns |
| Publisher: | The University of South Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 389 pages |
| Series: | Understanding Contemporary British Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers |
Provides a fresh examination of Anthony Powell's career and growing reputation. Birns takes a global view of Powell's corpus, situating his works in context and explaining his place among the second generation of British modernists.
Understanding Anthony Powell features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
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Understanding Anthony Powell was written by Nicholas Birns and published by The University of South Carolina Press
Understanding Anthony Powell has 389 pages
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