"After Aldermaston: Doris Lessing and the Problem of Revolution in the Nuclear Age" by Mark Pedretti

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After Aldermaston: Doris Lessing and the Problem of Revolution in the Nuclear Age

Doris Lessing Studies (2016)

Mark Pedretti, Providence College

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Abstract

The article discusses the approaches of British novelist Doris Lessing's historical and speculative aesthetic and ideological forms. Topics discussed include analysis of a pivotal scene from "The Four-Gated City;" her protest against nuclear weapons organized by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND); and the Lessing's semiautobiographical heroine "Martha Quest."

Keywords

LESSING,
Doris May,
1919-2013 ENGLISH literature FOUR-Gated City,
The (Book : Lessing) CAMPAIGN for Nuclear Disarmament NUCLEAR weapons -- Great Britain

Disciplines

Rhetoric and Composition

Publication Date

2016

Citation Information

Mark Pedretti. "After Aldermaston: Doris Lessing and the Problem of Revolution in the Nuclear Age" Doris Lessing Studies Vol. 34 (2016) p. 4 - 11 ISSN: 15418596
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mark-pedretti/19/