Toward a Modernist Style: John DOS Passos

by Donald Pizer

Book Overview

A new appraisal of Dos Passos's work and life, Toward a Modernist Style describes both the central currents in his early work, and his full participation in literary modernism, culminating in his U.S.A. trilogy, as well as the relationship of these currents to those of an especially vibrant period in American expression.

Donald Pizer charts the evolution of Dos Passos's artistic sensibility from its largely conventional expression...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623564433
• ISBN13: 9781623564438
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.6"