内容简介
Inthis1975volume,ChristopherGilliefollowsthemethodofselectingwritersthataremostsignificantforthisstudy.HetriestoshowthemainmovementsinEnglishliteraturebetween1900and1940,andselectsfordiscussionthosewriterswhohaveanabidingrelevance,eventhosewithoutalargereadership.Asaguidetohimselfaswellasthereader,heincludesintheaccountenoughhistoricalandsocialnarrativeasmayhelpexplainsuchrelevance,andwhyhehasmadeparticularselections.Gilliereinforceshiscriticalcommentswithquotationsfromtheselectedwriters,andprovidesanextensivebibliographyforfurtherstudy.