The aesthetic of Elizabeth Bowen’s Novels; Light atmosphere, fragmentation, and sensation
In 2023, Archaeologia Cantiana published an article on the novelist Elizabeth Bowen and “Kent’s Dramatisable Coastline”.
www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/journal/144/kents-dramatisable-coastline-plays-significant-role
Diana Hirst has subsequently written a book entitled The Aesthetic of Elizabeth Bowen’s Novels: Light, Atmosphere, Fragmentation and Sensation. This is the first monograph to evaluate Elizabeth Bowen’s “verbal painting”, and the first to acknowledge the influence of the East Kent landscape in her novels.
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Drawing on the work of literary critics, Hirst introduces Bowen to the reader, outlining the full range of her literary output and emphasising the importance of space, light and atmosphere in Bowen’s writing. While the publication is not strictly archaeological, Bowen herself was deeply interested in the archaeology of East Kent, making the book particularly relevant to readers of Archaeologia Cantiana.
The publication is due for release in December 2025.
The author has generously offered a 45% discount to readers of the Kent Archaeological Society. If you are interested in purchasing the book, please apply for a discount code by email to:
Further details and purchasing information can be found here:
www.routledge.com/The-Aesthetic-of-Elizabeth-Bowens-Novels-Light-Atmosphere-Fragmentation-and-Sensation/Hirst/p/book/9781032652160