Modernism / Leigh Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Leigh.

Series:

Introductions to British literature and culture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern.

Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain.

Modernism (Literature).

Great Britain.

Literature and society--England--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

England.

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 192 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2007.

Summary:

Introductions to British Literature and Culture provide practical guides to key literary periods. Guides in the series help to orientate students as they begin a new module or area of study, providing concise information on the historical, cultural, literary and critical context and acting as an initial map of the knowledge needed to study the literature and culture of a specific period.

This accessible introduction to Modernism and its contexts from 1890-1939 includes: an overview of the historical, cultural and intellectual background including arts, science and philosophy, a survey of the developments in key genres including discussion of major writers and groups such as Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, James Joyce and the Bloomsbury Group, concise explanations of key terms needed to understand the literature and criticism, a guide to key critical approaches to Modernism from early twentieth-century critics to the present, a chronology mapping historical events and literary works, guided further reading including websites and electronic resources.

Contents:

1 Historical, Cultural and Intellectual context 8

Arts and culture 9

Philosophy and religion 23

Politics and economics 39

Developments in science and technology 54

2 Modernist Literature 69

Major genres 69

Poetry 69

The novel 74

Drama 80

The short story 87

The essay 91

Movements and literary groups 96

The Bloomsbury Group 96

Imagism 101

Vorticism 107

The European avant-gardes: Futurism, Dada and Surrealism 112

The 'little magazines' 118

3 Critical Approaches 124

Historical overview 124

Key issues and debates 135

4 Resources for Independent Study 145

Chronology of key historical and cultural events 145

Glossary of key terms and concepts 154

Further reading and resources 168.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references (pages [168]-187) and index.

ISBN:

9780826485601

082648560X

9780826485618

0826485618

OCLC:

76798497