Fagge, Roger. (2007) J.B. Priestley, the 'modern' and America. Cultural and Social History, Vol.4 (No.4). pp. 481-494. ISSN 14780038

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Abstract

J.B. Priestley has often been seen as representative of a nostalgic Englishness which rejected the modern world and, in the process, embraced anti-Americanism. However, as this article suggests, Priestley had a more complicated relationship with both America and modernity than has been accepted. Focusing on the 1930s, it shows how Priestley travelled widely in the United States and came to admire the democratic and collective aspects of American culture, whilst also developing a critique of what he saw as the lack of individuality and creativity in other elements of the 'mass' society, anticipating arguments he would develop after 1945

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	E History America > E151 United States (General) P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History > Comparative American Studies Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton), 1894-1984 -- Criticism and interpretation, Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton), 1894-1984 -- Political and social views, Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton), 1894-1984 -- Travel, United States -- Description and travel, Anti-Americanism
Journal or Publication Title:	Cultural and Social History
Publisher:	Berg Publishers
ISSN:	14780038
Date:	2007
Volume:	Vol.4
Number:	No.4
Page Range:	pp. 481-494
Identification Number:	10.2752/147800407X243479
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/39110

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