Routledge Society and Literature 1945-1970 (Routledge Revivals)

Explore the deep connection between writing and the world in Society and Literature 1945-1970. Originally published in 1983, this Routledge Revivals edition examines the twentieth-century writer as both a product of their environment and an interpreter of it. The text provides a detailed look at how social structures influence the act of writing and how literature is shaped by the media, technical, and institutional channels used to reach readers. This book investigates the social basis of our literary conceptions by looking at the specific experiences of the 1945-1970 period. It covers a wide range of topics, including domestic and world affairs, sexuality, and shifts in philosophical and religious attitudes. By analyzing the economic and social structures of the era, readers gain a better understanding of how the period's dominant developments affected literary production and thought.