A Purgatorial Flame: Seven British Writers in the Second World War (Sebastian D. G. Knowles) soon to be presented for sale on the astounding BookLovers of Bath web site!
Published: Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Contains: Appendix;
From the cover: In this study of a significant period of modern British literature, Sebastian D. G. Knowles argues that Modernism did not expire in 1939, to return as Contemporary Literature in 1945. Rather than marking a hiatus in British literature, the Second World War continued the march of literary ideas, and p…
Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the spine ends and corners with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper. Text complete, clean and tight.
Red boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [XXIV] 273 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½” x 6¼”.
Of course, if you don’t like this one, may I sweet-talk you into considering additional gorgeous books that are part of my Literature Criticism catalogue?