{"product_id":"the-modern-age-the-pelican-guide-to-english-literature-vol-7-by-boris-ford-rare-books","title":"The Modern Age (The Pelican Guide to English Literature, Vol. 7) by Boris Ford [rare books]","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"464\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"75\"\u003eBook Summary \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"78\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eEdited by Boris Ford and first published in 1961, \u003cem data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"66\"\u003eThe Modern Age\u003c\/em\u003e is the seventh and final volume in \u003cem data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"143\"\u003eThe Pelican Guide to English Literature\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/2926623?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/2926623?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eSpanning around 580–620 pages, the volume opens with essays on the social and intellectual backdrop of the period—covering economic change, moral uncertainty, popular culture, the mass media, and the plight of the modern writer\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThe central sections feature individual essays on major modern writers including Henry James, Joseph Conrad, W. B. Yeats, E. M. Forster, Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, James Joyce, Dylan Thomas, Auden, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and others\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThere are thematic essays on topics such as The Comedy of Ideas in twentieth-century fiction and drama, Irish literary contributions, literature of the First World War, best-selling fiction, and postwar poetry and the novel\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThe volume concludes with appendices of author biographies, bibliographies, and reference tools to support further reading\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"546\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eDesigned for informed general readers rather than specialists, this guide situates modernist literature within its historical context while offering insightful yet accessible criticism. It balances broad surveys of trends with focused analysis of major figures, making it both a literary history and an anthology of high-quality commentary\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"551\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"830\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"585\"\u003eAbout the Editor: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"588\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eRichard Boris Ford (1917–1998) was a British literary critic, editor, and educationist born in Simla, India. A Cambridge graduate influenced by F. R. Leavis, Ford carved out a distinctive voice by editing \u003cem data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"246\"\u003eThe Pelican Guide to English Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (1954–1961), a seven‑volume survey that made literary criticism accessible to broad audiences\u003c\/span\u003e . \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eHe subsequently oversaw \u003cem data-start=\"24\" data-end=\"68\"\u003eThe Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain\u003c\/em\u003e (later \u003cem data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"119\"\u003eThe Cambridge Cultural History of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e), a nine‑volume cultural history published between 1988 and 199\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThroughout his career—as an editor, educator, and occasional broadcaster—Ford championed clarity, democratic readership, and critical engagement, producing reference works that remain celebrated for their balance of scholarly insight and readability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45255610761402,"sku":"3548UREO1-Used","price":29.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/mmmmmmmmmmmoooooooooooo.jpg?v=1761066606","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/the-modern-age-the-pelican-guide-to-english-literature-vol-7-by-boris-ford-rare-books","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}