Modernism: A Very Short Introduction

by Christopher Butler

Book Overview

Modernism ushered in some of the most exciting innovations in art and literature, from Fauvism, Cubism, and Dada, to the novels of James Joyce and Franz Kafka, to such provocative works as Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain." But Modernism also left many people puzzled in its wake. How can a routine bathroom fixture be considered a work of art? Shouldn't a novel have a beginning, a middle, and an end--or at least a story? In this Very Short Introduction,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192804413
• ISBN13: 9780192804419
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 4.1" x 6.6"