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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Über den Autor

Leigh Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Westminster, UK.

Zusammenfassung
Provides comprehensive coverage of the basics and guidelines for further reading and research.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context
Arts and culture
Philosophy and religion
Politics and economics
Developments in science and technology
2. Modernist Literature
Major genres
Poetry
The novel
Drama
The short story
The essay
Movements and literary groups:
The Bloomsbury Group
Imagism
Vorticism
The European avant-gardes: Futurism, Dada and Surrealism
The 'little magazines'
3. Critical Approaches
Historical overview
Key Issues and debates
4. Resources for Independent Study
Chronology of key historical and cultural events
Glossary of key terms and concepts
Further reading and resources
Works Cited
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780826485618
ISBN-10: 0826485618
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wilson, Leigh
Hersteller: Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Leigh Wilson
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.11.2007
Gewicht: 0,262 kg
Artikel-ID: 132425190