English Literature A-Level
Post-war disillusionment
What Post-war disillusionment means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Post-war disillusionment
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The disappointment and frustration felt by young men of the era, articulated by Osborne through claustrophobic domestic settings and blistering, rhetorical monologues.
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