Masons and Sculptors
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Masons and Sculptors by Nicola Coldstream
This pioneering work traces the history of the socialist novel, covering 150 years of creative writing. It spans the hopes and aspirations of the Chartist writers in Britain and the modern variety of ideological and literary positions of socialist intellectuals. The major conceptual and individual developments are carefully analysed, and the work brings together essays by such distinguished writers as Raymond Williams, John Goode, Raymon Ortega and Marsha Vicinus. It proves a framework for wider discussion, situating the socialist novel in the overall framework of English literature. Contents: New, and original, Editor's Introduction; Martha Vicinus, 'Chartist fiction and he development of a class-based literature'; J.M. Rignall, 'Between Chartism and the 1880s: J.W. Overton and E. Lynn Linton'; John Goode, 'Margaret Harkness and the socialist novel;'; Jack Mitchell, 'Early harvest: three anti-capitalist novels published in 1914'; H. Gustav Klaus, 'Silhouettes of revolution: some neglected novels of the early 1920s'; Raymond Williams, 'Working-class, proletarian, socialist: problems in some Welsh novels'; Raymon Lopez Ortega, 'The language of the working-class novel of the 1930s'; Ingrid von Rosenberg, 'Militancy, anger and resignation: alternative moods in the working-class novel of the 1950s and early 1960s'; Kiernan Ryan, 'Socialist fiction and the education of desire: Mervyn Jones, Raymond Williams, John Berger'; Index.
Nicola Coldstream taught medieval art history for many years before becoming a deputy editor on the Grove 'Dictionary of Art', with responsibility for medieval architecture. She then edited the Soundtrack Gallery Guide at the National Gallery, London. Her books include 'Masons and Sculptors' (1991)
and 'The Decorated Style. Architecture and Ornament, 1240-1360' (1994). She has published many articles on medieval architecture, decoration, and furnishings. She is now an independent scholar and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
SKU | Unavailable |
ISBN 13 | 9780714120485 |
ISBN 10 | 0714120480 |
Title | Masons and Sculptors |
Author | Nicola Coldstream |
Series | Medieval Craftsmen S |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | British Museum Press |
Year published | 1991-07-01 |
Number of pages | 72 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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