Watch this History of British Literature video entitled From World War 1 to World War 2 to study the influence of social protests, the tradition of Empire and imperialism, and the Aesthetic and Decadent movements on the literary works of this period. Learn how how British writers broke new artistic ground in their study of human relationships and the use of stream of consciousness.
You will gain an insight to social currents that formed the backdrop to this period, including the further growth of mass readership, the increasing power of the working classes and the expansion of industrial and technological environments.