Talk:Twentieth-century English literature

English literature article
This article has been created from that section of the article English literature that deals with the twentieth-century. That section in English literature will be replaced with a more concise discussion. See the discussion on the Talk page. Rwood128 (talk) 11:28, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

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Questionable relevance
What are Dostoyevsky, Rimbaud and Strindberg mentioned in an article on English literature? They wrote in Russian, French and Swedish respectively. Did they influence any English writers? Citations required, or delete this part. Crawiki (talk) 18:34, 18 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Useful point and some clarification may well be in order, but that would apply to the whole section, not just the three writers mentioned. However, what is really needed is a fuller discussion of the modernist influences, especially later in the article, rather than any deletions. This C-Class article needs much work. Thanks for all the copy edits, which this article badly needed. Rwood128 (talk) 18:50, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

When did the British empire end?
the British empire broke up very gradually. Alan Paton, writing in South Africa in 1948, is listed in a paragraph about writers in 'what was then the British empire'. Not correct. South Africa achieved independence in 1910. Not sure that NZ was part of the empire in 1911 either. User: Rwood128 this paragraph wants revision Crawiki (talk) 19:07, 18 November 2017 (UTC) Crawiki (talk) 19:07, 18 November 2017 (UTC)


 * See "End of Empire" . The terms "Empire" and "Commonwealth" probably need to be more clearly defined. See also Commonwealth of Nations. Rwood128 (talk) 20:42, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

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