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The Death of the Heart is a 1938 novel by Elizabeth Bowen set in the interwar period. [1] It is about a sixteen-year-old orphan, Portia Quayne, who moves to London to live with her half-brother Thomas and falls in love with Eddie, a friend of her sister-in-law. Bowen called it a 'pre-war' novel, "a novel which reflects the time, the pre-war ...
- Elizabeth Bowen
- English
- 1938
- 1938
The Death of the Heart, Elizabeth Bowen. The Death of the Heart is a 1938 novel by Elizabeth Bowen set in the interwar period. It is about a sixteen-year-old orphan, Portia Quayne, who moves to London to live with her half-brother Thomas and falls in love with Eddie, a friend of her sister-in-law. At the beginning of the novel, Portia moves in ...
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May 9, 2000 · Paperback – May 9, 2000. by Elizabeth Bowen (Author) 544. See all formats and editions. The Death of the Heart is perhaps Elizabeth Bowen's best-known book. As she deftly and delicately exposes the cruelty that lurks behind the polished surfaces of conventional society, Bowen reveals herself as a masterful novelist who combines a sense of ...
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Plot Summary. Elizabeth Bowen’s The Death of the Heart, published in 1938, chronicles heroine Portia Quayne’s loss of innocence and coming-of-age. Bowen referred to the work as a “pre-war” novel, set in the time between World War I and World War II, and characterized it as a reflection of British society’s growing tensions and ...
The Death of the Heart, novel by Elizabeth Bowen, published in 1938. It is one of Bowen’s best-known works and demonstrates her debt to Henry James in the careful observation of detail and the theme of innocence darkened by experience. The novel is noted for its dexterous portrayal of an adolescent’s stormy inner life.
- Elizabeth Bowen
- 1938
The Death of the Heart Elizabeth Bowen 1938 Introduction Author Biography Plot Summary Characters Themes Style Historical Context Critical Overview Criticism Sources Further Reading Introduction. Published in 1938, The Death of the Heart is Elizabeth Bowen's most well-known and popular novel. She was a prolific writer, and by the time she had ...
About The Death of the Heart. The Death of the Heart is perhaps Elizabeth Bowen’s best-known book. As she deftly and delicately exposes the cruelty that lurks behind the polished surfaces of conventional society, Bowen reveals herself as a masterful novelist who combines a sense of humor with a devastating gift for divining human motivations.
