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Cynicism in British Post-War Culture

Ignorance, Dust and Disease

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Kieran Curran

    1. University of Edinburgh, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 1-11

  3. Annus Mirabilis: Philip Larkin

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 12-26

  4. Work Is a Curse: John Wain/Kingsley Amis/Iris Murdoch

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 27-45

  5. Just Another Sunday Evening: John Osborne/Jazz

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 46-67

  6. That’s What I’m Not: British New Wave Cinema

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 68-84

  7. I’ve Heard of Politics, but This Is Ridiculous: TV Satire/Comedy

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 85-118

  8. Bed Peace: John Lennon

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 119-138

  9. Quiet Riot: Stephen Poliakoff

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 139-158

  10. No Future/No Alternative: Punk and the Cynic Sensibility

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 159-176

  11. We Are White Crap That Talks Back: The Fall

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 177-189

  12. Somehow That Really Impressed Me: The Smiths

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 190-202

  13. Conclusion

    • Kieran Curran
    Pages 203-210

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 211-222
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About this book

This book is the first academic text to examine cynicism as a driving force in the context of post-war British culture. It maps a sensibility that transcends divisions between high and low culture, and encompasses figures such as Philip Larkin, John Lennon and Stephen Patrick Morrissey.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Edinburgh, UK

    Kieran Curran

About the author

Kieran Curran is from Galway in the west of Ireland. He is a scholar of Cultural Studies and currently works in the English Literature department at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

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