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Cobley's close readings of modernist British fiction by writers as diverse as Aldous Huxley, Joseph Conrad, and E.M. Forster identify characters whose attitudes and behaviour patterns indirectly manifest cultural anxieties that can be traced to the conflicted logic of efficiency.

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'This intriguing study will certainly shape the way I read early-twentieth century fiction... I look forward to incorporating Cobley's insights into my own teaching of the modernist novel, since the cultural aspects of her interpretation should be particularly relevant to student's everyday experiences in the postmodern world.' -- Molly Youngkin English Literature in Transition vol 54:01:11

Modernism and the Culture of Efficiency

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 18/08/2009
      ISBN13: 9780802099570, 978-0802099570
      ISBN10: 0802099572

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      Book Synopsis
      Cobley's close readings of modernist British fiction by writers as diverse as Aldous Huxley, Joseph Conrad, and E.M. Forster identify characters whose attitudes and behaviour patterns indirectly manifest cultural anxieties that can be traced to the conflicted logic of efficiency.

      Trade Review
      'This intriguing study will certainly shape the way I read early-twentieth century fiction... I look forward to incorporating Cobley's insights into my own teaching of the modernist novel, since the cultural aspects of her interpretation should be particularly relevant to student's everyday experiences in the postmodern world.' -- Molly Youngkin English Literature in Transition vol 54:01:11

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