Modernist Studies: English

Author: MICHAELLEVESON
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Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book is part of the "Cambridge Literary Guides" series and is a collection of essays on modernism, written by ten renowned scholars from the UK and the US. It provides an in-depth and comprehensive review of the literary trends and cultural movements of modernism in the UK and the US from the late 19th century to World War II. The content includes metaphysics of modernism, the cultural economy of modernism, modernist fiction, modernist poetry, modernist drama, modernism and cultural politics, modernism and sexuality, visual arts, modernism and film, and more. The chronology of modernist works at the beginning of the book and the guide index at the end of the book provide extremely valuable guidance for further research in this field, helping readers overcome difficulties and approach modernism with ease.