Modernism (Introductions to British Literature and Culture)

By Leigh Wilson

Book Overview

This introductory guide 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 including 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 from this era; and a guide to further reading, including websites and electronic resources.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826485618
• ISBN13: 9780826485618
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"