English Fiction of the Early Modern Period, 1890-1940

Longman Literature in English Series

by Douglas Hewitt

This is an ambitious and fascinating analysis of early twentieth-century English literature from Kipling, Conrad, Lawrence and Forster through figures like Joyce and Woolf to writers such as Evelyn Waugh. There are chapters on the younger writers of the age as well as the more popular minor writers like Buchan and Dornford Yates.

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Iris Knieling · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good approch towards the Modern English literature. I've appreciated the originality of the critical view (e.g. the way he understands the Modernism in an European context). For a BA students it can be really useful for understanding authors such as V. Woolf, J. Joyce, or D.H. Lawrence.