The Bloomsbury Handbook to Cold War Literary Cultures

This handbook explores how the Cold War shaped literature and literary production, using institutions like MFA programs, university literature departments, book-review sections, publishing houses, non-governmental cultural agencies, libraries, and literary magazines to understand works of the period differently. It examines mainstream American literary fiction from writers such as Roth, Updike, and Faulkner, as well as works from countries such as Taiwan, Japan, Uganda, South Africa, India, Cuba, the USSR, and the Czech Republic.

Format: Hardback
Length: 456 pages
Publication date: 28 July 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This comprehensive handbook takes a distinctive historical approach to its subject, delving into the intricate interplay between literature and the Cold War. With a keen focus on the institutions that played a pivotal role
role in the creation, dissemination, and reception of literature, it explores the profound impact of the Cold War on both literature and literary production. By employing a diverse range of sources, including MFA programs, university literature departments, book-review sections of newspapers, publishing houses, non-governmental cultural agencies, libraries, and literary magazines, the handbook offers a fresh perspective on works of the period. Spanning a broad geographical range and encompassing a wide array of writers, the book's essays examine mainstream American literary fiction from renowned authors such as Roth, Updike, and Faulkner, while also venturing beyond the boundaries of the U.S. and the U.K. to examine how writers and readers from countries including Taiwan, Japan, Uganda, South Africa, India, Cuba, the USSR, and the Czech Republic engaged with and contributed to Anglo-American literary texts and institutions. Through its comprehensive analysis, this handbook sheds light on the complex ways in which literature influenced the course of the Cold War, and vice versa, contributing to a deeper understanding of this pivotal period in global history.

Weight: 863g
Dimension: 246 x 189 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350191716