Challenges conventional views of the Edwardian period as either a
hangover of Victorianism or a bystander to literary modernism In
this ground-breaking study, Jonathan Wild investigates the literary
history of the Edwardian decade. This period, long overlooked by
critics, is revealed as a vibrant cultural era whose writers were
determined to break away from the stifling influence of preceding
Victorianism. In the hands of this generation, which included
writers such as Arnold Bennett, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster,
Beatrix Potter, and H. G. Wells, the new century presented a unique
opportunity to fashion innovative books for fresh audiences. Wild
traces this literary innovation by conceptualising the focal points
of his study as branches of one of the new department stores that
epitomized Edwardian modernity. These 'departments' - war and
imperialism, the rise of the lower middle class, children's
literature, technology and decadence, and the condition of England
- offer both discrete and interconnected ways in which to
understand the distinctiveness and importance of the Edwardian
literary scene. Overall, The Great Edwardian Emporium offers a
long-overdue investigation into a decade of literature that
provided the cultural foundation for the coming century.
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