This engaging textbook provides a critical assessment of British modernist literature produced between 1900 and 1945. Each chapter focuses on a single decade, a distinct genre and a specific theme: the 1900s - the short story - gender and sexuality; the 1910s - poetry - war, technology and propaganda; the 1920s - the novel - new modes of literary expression; the 1930s - the documentary - political engagement. A final chapter covers the 1940s and beyond looking at new literary and artistic movements and 'other' modernisms. ...
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This engaging textbook provides a critical assessment of British modernist literature produced between 1900 and 1945. Each chapter focuses on a single decade, a distinct genre and a specific theme: the 1900s - the short story - gender and sexuality; the 1910s - poetry - war, technology and propaganda; the 1920s - the novel - new modes of literary expression; the 1930s - the documentary - political engagement. A final chapter covers the 1940s and beyond looking at new literary and artistic movements and 'other' modernisms. Covering canonical texts and lesser-known works, Modernist Literature introduces students to current debates in Modernism and a range of literature in its historical and aesthetic contexts. Features: *Examines four distinct genres - the short story, poetry, novel and documentary - decade-by-decade. *Combines close readings with cultural and political analyses of British modernism. *Includes a Chronology and Further Readings with each chapter.
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Very good. Ex-library. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 218 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2007534212 Type of material Book Personal name Gillies, Mary Ann, 1959-Main title Modernist literature: an introduction / Mary Ann Gillies and Aurelea Mahood. Published/Created Montreal; Ithaca [NY]: McGill-Queen's University Press, c2007. Description vi, 218 p.; 24 cm. ISBN 9780773532922 (bound) 9780773532939 (pbk. ) LC classification PR888. M63 G55 2007 Related names Mahood, Aurelea Denise. LC Subjects Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain. English literature--20th century--History and criticism. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-207) and index. Dewey class no. 820.9/11209041 Geographic area code e-uk---National bib agency no. 20079006876 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocm81601322
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