Intermodernism and British identity in Voyage in the Dark (1934) and Farewell Leicester Square (1941), 2021

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Sny

Identifier: b7930403

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.

From the Collection:

Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.) in English from Monmouth University and demonstrate a proficiency for creative writing through a thesis or equivalent work.

From the Collection:

After completing their 30-credit M.A. in English with a Creative Writing concentration, Monmouth’s M.F.A. students take an additional 18 credits of intensive creative writing study that includes the completion of a book-length Creative Thesis.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2021

Creator

Snyder, Katelyn (1996- ) (Author, Person)
Jackson, Jeffrey (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 46 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This thesis aims to further the critical conversation on intermodernism, including what sets it apart from modernism and postmodernism as a transitionary period between the two, both chronologically and aesthetically. Intermodernist authors emphasize the physical and social reality of those in Britain and Britain's colonies, involving critiques of colonialism, assimilation, religious conflicts, and gender roles and experiences versus an idealized British identity. Through an analysis of Jean Rhys's Voyage in the Dark, published in 1934, and Betty Miller's Farewell Leicester Square, published in 1941, the primary characteristics of intermodernist literature are discussed. This thesis argues that it is imperative to analyze intermodernist texts to understand the cultural and historical dynamics and consequences of the global events of the World Wars and Great Depression. The literary developments to cope with these events influenced marginal writers to reject a canon characterized only by the concerns and subject matters of idealized white, males.

Keywords: intermodernism, 1914-1945, assimilation, colonialism, British identity, gender, interwar, World Wars, Jean Rhys, Voyage in the Dark, Betty Miller, Farewell Leicester Square

Partial Contents

Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Historicity and characteristics of intermodernism -- Modernism in contrast with intermodernism -- Formal conventions of intermodernism -- Intermodernism : class, culture, and landscapes -- Nationhood and ethnicity -- Feminist/masculinist theories -- Conclusion -- Works cited.