M. Phil English, Bharathiar University--Blamiers—
Approaches--Unit III
Summary by Dr. S. Sreekumar
Syllabus for Unit IIIThe Romantic Age (Blamires, pp 217-380)The Victorian AgeThe Twentieth Century I: The Early DecadesThe Twentieth Century II: Post-war Developments
The Twentieth Century I: The Early Decades
PART I
[the
study material is in two parts]
The early twentieth century was a
period of extraordinary literary activity in England. The publishing industry
was expanded and modernized as there was a huge demand for books. There were
various reasons for this:
·
Elementary education became universal
·
The public library system was
developed
·
There was reaction against excessive
working hours from the trade unions and laborers got vast increase in leisure.
