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Cinema, Literature & Society: Elite and Mass Culture in Interwar Britain

Cinema, Literature & Society: Elite and Mass Culture in Interwar Britain

Miles, Peter
Smith, Malcolm

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Cinema

Literary CriticismBritish HistoryFilm Guides & Reference

ISBN10: 0415726522
ISBN13: 9780415726528
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 11 2013
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

During the interwar period cinema and literature seemed to be at odds with each other, part of the continuing struggle between mass and elite culture which so worried writers such as Aldous Huxley, T.S. Eliot and the Leavises. This book, originally published in 1987, examines how two of the most significant cultural forms in Britain contributed indirectly to the stability of Britain in the interwar crisis, helping to construct a new class alliance. A major element in the investigation is an analysis of the mechanics of the development of a national cultural identity, alongside separate working-class culture, the development of the lower-middle class and the implications of the intrusion of Hollywood culture.

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