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Modernism: A Short Introduction
Contributor(s): Ayers, David (Author)
ISBN: 1405108533     ISBN-13: 9781405108539
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2004
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This short introduction to modernism analyses the movement from the perspective of English and American literature. It provides a critical overview of some of the central texts of literary modernism, considering both established works and those that have only recently come to critical attention. Author David Ayers shows that, however diverse modernist texts are, they are linked by concerns about social modernization and the role of art and the artist. He also demonstrates that German Marxism and French deconstruction have been crucial in realizing the full complexity of modernism. Ayers's arguments are illustrated with reference to the works of T. S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence, Wallace Stevens, H. D., Nancy Cunard, Wyndham Lewis and Mina Loy, among others.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literary Criticism | American - General
Dewey: 820.911
LCCN: 2003025564
Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.44" W x 9.12" (0.57 lbs) 153 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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This short introduction to Modernism analyses the movement from the perspective of English and American literature.

  • Provides a critical overview of some of the central texts of literary Modernism.
  • Covers both established works and those that have only recently come to critical attention.
  • Includes detailed discussion of major authors, including T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Wallace Stevens and H.D.