Narratives of Memory: British Writing of the 1940s

by Victoria Stewart

This book identifies memory a previously unexamined concern in both literary and popular writing of the 1940s. Emphasizing the use of memory as a structural device, this book traces developments in narrative, during and immediately after the war. Authors include Margery Allingham, Elizabeth Bowen, Graham Greene, Patrick Hamilton and Denton Welch.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published October 12, 2006