Modernism, Labour and Selfhood in British Literature and Culture, 1890-1930

ISBN-13: 9780521834599 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 302 str.

Morag Shiach

Opis

A critical tradition in literary and historical studies views the impact of modernity on human labor resulting in the intensification of alienation. Morag Shiach, however, explores a series of efforts to articulate the relationship between labor and selfhood within modernism. Through studies of Sylvia Pankhurst and D.H. Lawrence, Shiach demonstrates how labor supports the political and textual innovations of the period.

Recenzje

'… complex and thoughtful … this is a powerful and important book that deserves careful reading.' Women: A Cultural Review

Spis treści

Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Philosophies of labour and selfhood; 2. Technologies of labour: washing and typing; 3. Sylvia Pankhurst: labour and representation; 4. D. H. Lawrence: labour, organicism, and the individual; 5. The general strike: labour and the future tense; Notes; Bibliography; Index.