Myth, memory and the middlebrow Priestley, du Maurier and the symbolic form of Englishness
This study explores Englishness as a 'symbolic form' from the 1920s to the 1940s. Two case studies, focused on J.B. Priestley and Daphne du Maurier, explore crucial ways in which popular 'middlebrow' authors imagine and shape the nation, providing an innovative approach to literary negotiations of cultural identity.
"Globalization, devolution and the challenges of a postcolonial and multicultural society have fuelled the debate about national identity in Britain in recent years. Notions of individual and collective identity have revolved around a number of stereotypes of ̀Britishness' or ̀Englishness' which appear ever more incongruous. This study suggests that these debates still draw on discourses of Englishness which were shaped in the interwar period and amplified in Second World War propaganda. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Englishness as a form of collective and cultural identity can be described as a ̀symbolic form', comprising specific notions of the people and their relationship to the country, most powerfully visualized in landscapes embodying a ̀mythical present'."
"This study explores Englishness as a 'symbolic form' from the 1920s to the 1940s. Two case studies, focused on J.B. Priestley and Daphne du Maurier, explore crucial ways in which popular 'middlebrow' authors imagine and shape the nation, providing an innovative approach to literary negotiations of cultural identity."@en
"This study explores Englishness as a 'symbolic form' from the 1920s to the 1940s. Two case studies, focused on J.B. Priestley and Daphne du Maurier, explore crucial ways in which popular 'middlebrow' authors imagine and shape the nation, providing an innovative approach to literary negotiations of cultural identity. Globalisation, devolution and the challenges of a postcolonial and multicultural society have fuelled the debate about national identity in Britain in recent years. Notions of individual and collective identity have revolved around a number of stereotypes of 'Britishness' or 'Englishness' which appear ever more incongruous. This study suggests that these debates still draw on discourses of Englishness which were shaped in the interwar period and amplified in Second World War propaganda. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Englishness as a form of collective and cultural identity can be described as a 'symbolic form', comprising specific notions of the people and their relationship to the country, most powerfully visualized in landscapes embodying a 'mythical present'. Two case studies, focused on J.B. Priestley and Daphne du Maurier, explore crucial ways in which popular 'middlebrow' authors imagine and shape the nation, providing a fresh and innovative approach to literary negotiations of cultural identity."
"Two case studies, focused on J.B. Priestley and Daphne du Maurier, explore crucial ways in which popular ̀middlebrow' authors imagine and shape the nation, providing a fresh and innovative approach to literary negotiations of cultural identity --Book Jacket."
"Globalisation, devolution and the challenges of a postcolonial and multicultural society have fuelled the debate about national identity in Britain in recent years. Notions of individual and collective identity have revolved around a number of stereotypes of ‘Britishness’ or ‘Englishness’ which appear ever more incongruous. This study suggests that these debates still draw on discourses of Englishness which were shaped in the interwar period and amplified in Second World War propaganda. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Englishness as a form of collective and cultural identity can be described as a ‘symbolic form’, comprising specific notions of the people and their relationship to the country, most powerfully visualized in landscapes embodying a ‘mythical present’. Two case studies, focused on J.B. Priestley and Daphne du Maurier, explore crucial ways in which popular ‘middlebrow’ authors imagine and shape the nation. This book thus provides a fresh and innovative approach to literary negotiations of cultural identity."
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Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
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Du Maurier, Daphne 1907-1989 Criticism and interpretation.
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Englische Literatur Gesellschaft Geschichte 20. Jh.
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English literature History and criticism 20th century.
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LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Literature and society History 20th century Great Britain.
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Priestley, J.B. (John Boynton) 1894-1984 Criticism and interpretation.
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