Modernism

Author: (USA) Levinson
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This Modernism is part of Cambridge University Press's Cambridge Guides series. Ten university scholars from the UK and the US have reevaluated the revolutionary changes that occurred in the cultural field during the first decade of the 20th century. The articles in the book introduce the major literary genres of modernism—fiction, poetry, and drama—along with the intellectual, political, and social contexts. They also explore film and visual arts, and a special article examines the cultural economy of modernism. These articles meticulously analyze representative works from various fields and provide in-depth interpretations. Notably, the book includes a chronology of modernism's 50 years and a bibliography for further research, which offer valuable guidance for studying modernism. Readers can view this book as both an authoritative reference work and a source for sparking further exploration, encouraging them to delve into the works of literary and artistic masters such as Joyce, Woolf, Stein, Picasso, Chaplin, Dulac, and Freud, among many others. Students struggling with modernism will find the book an essential resource, while scholars who have previously read these articles will return to it with excitement to reread them.
Table of Contents:
Illustration List
Contributors
Chronology
Introduction
Michael Levinson – Metaphysics of Modernism
Michael Bell – The Cultural Economy of Modernism
Lawrence Rainey – Modernist Fiction
David Trotter – Modernist Poetry
James Longenbach – Modernism in Drama
Christopher Innes – Modernism and Cultural Politics
Sarah Blair – Modernism and Gender
Marianne De Koven – Visual Arts
Glen MacLeod – Modernism and Film
Michael Wood – Further Reading
Bibliography
Index