Modernist Literature

by Childs, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780826432629
• ISBN10: 082643262X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-04
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Literary Modernism can be described as the flourishing of avant-garde literature over a forty year period but it can be difficult to see how the different movements and authors seen to fall within modernist literature are related. This historical overview explains what modernist literature was by taking the reader through the major figures, ideas and movements, focusing particularly on the core years of 1890-1930 but also looking before to Modernism's influences and precursors and beyond to its continuation and legacy. Concentrating on the British isles but referencing a much wider range of authors and texts and written in a clear, accessible style, this is an indispensable introduction to Modernist writers and movements.

Table of Contents

Timeline \ 1. Introduction: Before the 1900s \ 2. 1900s \ 3. 1910s \ 4. 1920s \ 5. Conclusion: Late Modernism \ Further Reading \ Bibliography \ Index