Literature, Culture and Society in Postwar England, 1945-1965 (Studies in British Literature, 57)

Assessing the state of post-war literature and its relation to English culture and society overall, Brannigan (English, Trinity College, Dublin) discusses conservatism, class, feminism, homosexuality, colonialism and its legacy, and the West Indian Literary Renaissance. He gives particular attention to the contributions of the Angry Young Men, the challenge that working-class writing presented to the affluent society, and post-colonial representations of England. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)