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‘On the perimeter and fringe of war’: Norman Nicholson, Rural Modernity and Wartime (2024)
Journal Article
Frayn, A. (in press). ‘On the perimeter and fringe of war’: Norman Nicholson, Rural Modernity and Wartime. Modernist Cultures,

The author Norman Nicholson is an exemplary writer of rural modernity, acutely conscious of the need for rural areas to remain ‘living and organic communities’, as he puts it in his topographic book Greater Lakeland (1969). Here, I argue that his po... Read More about ‘On the perimeter and fringe of war’: Norman Nicholson, Rural Modernity and Wartime.

"Proved Dead . . . Proved Dead . . .”: Ellipsis, elision and expurgation in interwar First World War prose (2024)
Book Chapter
Frayn, A. "Proved Dead . . . Proved Dead . . .”: Ellipsis, elision and expurgation in interwar First World War prose. In A History of Punctuation in English Literature. Cambridge University Press

This chapter addresses the use of various forms of typographical ellipsis. In it I argue that ellipses represent failures of communication which are characteristic of early-twentieth-century writing, pointing to limit experiences which could be desc... Read More about "Proved Dead . . . Proved Dead . . .”: Ellipsis, elision and expurgation in interwar First World War prose.

The First World War in the 1920s (2024)
Book Chapter
Frayn, A. The First World War in the 1920s. In The 1920s: A Decade of Modern British Fiction. Bloomsbury Publishing

A survey of First World War literature in the 1920s.

Richard Aldington's Hellenism and the new Modernist Studies
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frayn, A. (2024, May). Richard Aldington's Hellenism and the new Modernist Studies. Paper presented at Emerging Perspectives in H.D.’s Hellenic Modernity and the Future of New Modernist Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece [online]

Contribution to roundtable on ‘H.D. and Richard Aldington: “It was you who taught me to love those things…”.’ Other participants: Prof Elizabeth Vandiver (Whitman College, USA), Dr Caroline Zilboorg (Clare Hall, Cambridge) Conference: Emerging Per... Read More about Richard Aldington's Hellenism and the new Modernist Studies.

Norman Nicholson and rural wartime
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frayn, A. (2024, May). Norman Nicholson and rural wartime. Presented at Cultural Landscapes, University of Cumbria, Ambleside

A different version of this paper is published as ‘Rural modernity and wartime in Norman Nicholson’s poetry.’ Modernist Cultures. See corresponding entry.

The humanities and Higher Education in the UK and beyond: lineages and legacies
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frayn, A. (2024, February). The humanities and Higher Education in the UK and beyond: lineages and legacies. Presented at The Humanities Today: Global and Social Responsibilities, IIS University, Jaipur, India

I argue for the need to maintain democratic and egalitarian principles of access to higher education in the face of the many challenges of the present day. I think about this in terms of both the broadening of literary canons and the development of... Read More about The humanities and Higher Education in the UK and beyond: lineages and legacies.

A Divine Fury (2024)
Book
Bishop, D. (2024). A Divine Fury. (Hardback). Pan Macmillan

A religious serial killer is haunting Florence and only Cesare Aldo can stop them. A Divine Fury is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy. 'Full of dash and atmosphere' - The Times 'Fast becoming a serious... Read More about A Divine Fury.