To sum up, one of the main issues which constitute the crux of the thesis is the investigation of Left-wing trends in postwar England. The thesis attempts to penetrate deeply in the structure of the British society in order to trace the roots for, first, the existence of these trends; and, second, their continuous appeal to many of the English people. And, since literature is a mirrored reflection of society, the thesis investigates the influence of left-wing ideologies in postwar British poetry, novel, and drama as they do represent the actual state of the nation in a most factual, amusing way, at the same time that they do greatly offer an explanation of the crude stuff of historical data. In fact, the thesis investigates the impact of left-wing leanings on selected works of Adrian Mitchell, Kingsley Amis, and David Edgar as they have enormously been involved in many of the socio-literary debates since World War II. Besides, they have captured, in subject and style, the manners, moral upsets, cultural disorders, and social instabilities created by the war. In their writings, there is a remarkable sense of how literature can be used to mobilize action and, yet, remain gracious. |
