: Mary Ann Gillies, Aurelea Mahood
: Modernist Literature An Introduction
: Edinburgh University Press
: 9780748631612
: 1
: CHF 54.20
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: Belletristik
: English
: 240
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This engaging textbook provides a critical assessment of British modernist literature produced between 1900 and 1945.Each chapter focuses on a single decade, a distinct genre and a specific theme: the 1900s - the short story - gender and sexuality, the 1910s - poetry - war, technology and propaganda, the 1920s - the novel - new modes of literary expression, the 1930s - the documentary - political engagement. A final chapter covers the 1940s and beyond looking at new literary and artistic movements and 'other' modernisms. Covering canonical texts and lesser-known works, Modernist Literature introduces students to current debates in Modernism and a range of literature in its historical and aesthetic contexts.Features:*Examines four distinct genres - the short story, poetry, novel and documentary - decade-by-decade.*Combines close readings with cultural and political analyses of British modernism.*Includes a Chronology and Further Readings with each chapter.