Repression and Realism in Postwar American Literature 1945-1955

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Repression and Realism in Postwar American Literature 1945-1955

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This thesis focuses on the uncanny in literature produced in America during the first decade following World War II. The period between 1945 and 1955 was marked by repressive socio-political forces such as McCarthyism and cultural conformity which complicated the representation of what Philip Roth refers to as "demonic reality." I explore the ways in which the avoidance and minimisation of the unpleasant created a highly circumscribed version of postwar American life while also generating a s...

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Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2010

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Mercer, Erin

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Repression_and_Realism_in_Postwar_American_Literature_1945-1...

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Literary studies not elsewhere classified / American fiction / Gothic literature / Literature and society / School: School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies / Literary Studies not elsewhere classified / Marsden: 420206 Literature Studies, North American / Degree Discipline: English / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy

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