Aesthetic of Elizabeth Bowen's Novels

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. Drawing on the work of critics and on Bowen's own essays and articles, Hirst introduces Bowen to the reader, outlining the range of her literary work and elaborating on Bowen's advice that the reader needs to work at understanding her pro...