The Passions of Modernism: Eliot, Yeats, Woolf, and Mann

by Anthony Cuda

An alternative approach to modernism as confronting helplessness and passivity

Upending the traditional view of modernism as defined by skepticism and emotional detachment, Anthony Cuda argues for a perspective that emphasizes instead its deep commitment to understanding human vulnerability, powerlessness, and the unpredictable energies of passion. In The Passions of Modernism, Cuda explores how four modernist writers--T. S...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570038627
• ISBN13: 9781570038624
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.5"