BRITISH SOCIAL REALISM IN THE ARTS SINCE 1940 by David Tucker (Editor) ( 9780230306387 )

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BRITISH SOCIAL REALISM IN THE ARTS SINCE 1940

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ISBN 10:

0230306381

ISBN 13:

9780230306387

Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

1 July, 2011

Description:

This is the first book of its kind to look across disciplines at this vital aspect of British art, literature and culture. It brings the various intertwined histories of social realism into historical perspective, and argues that this sometimes marginalized genre is still an important reference point for creativity in Britain.

Synopsis:

Social realism has been a vital element of British culture over the past seventy years. Yet it has not gained anywhere near the critical attention its impact warrants. It can be a highly responsive genre, one that confronts its contemporaneous social, economic and political contexts with visceral immediacy, while at the same time retaining a focus on the individual, the domestic and the private. This fascinating analysis of the intertwined histories and legacies of British social realism across disciplines reveals how important the changing genre has been for creative works since the Second World War, and how it resonates within contemporary contexts. With original contributions from leading scholars this collection provides chapters on film, theatre, fiction, visual art, poetry and television, that show how social realism speaks to our own times as well as of the past, and that a thoughtful and thorough reappraisal of the genre has been long overdue.

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11, 10 black & white halftones, 1 black & white illustrations

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Palgrave Macmillan

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Non-returnable

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