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Beyond the Gray Flannel Suit: Books from the 1950s That Made American Culture
ISBN: 9780826417664 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This examination and celebration of the literature and thought of the 1950s throws the enduring works of a golden era into high relief. An unconventional tour of a crucial period in 20th-century culture, the present book avoids sweeping surveys and gets to the heart of major achievement. After the great renaissance of the 1920s and early 1930s, American modernism seemed to be stalled, to be awaiting another burst of talent. The post-World War II period provided that new energy and genius, with book after book that broke through the ordinary realistic atmosphere of bestseller lists,... This examination and celebration of the literature and thought of the 1950s throws the enduring works of a golden era into high relief. An unconven... |
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145,95 zł |
Blokes: The Bad Boys of British Literature
ISBN: 9781441169815 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. They came from unpromising places and unglamorous backgrounds. They crashed the Establishment party in one generation, raided the citadels of culture, and brought their idioms, ideas, and passions to the center of British life. The blokes were writers who revitalized British drama, fiction, poetry, and criticism. When Britain was in the economic doldrums, when its supply of great authors was dwindling after World War II, they rebuilt a world-class reputation. Between the early 1950s and the early 1970s, Britain had a great transformation. They came from unpromising places and unglamorous backgrounds. They crashed the Establishment party in one generation, raided the citadels of cultu... |
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133,52 zł |