The Cambridge Introduction to Modernism (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) - Softcover

Lewis, Pericles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521535271 ISBN 13: 9780521535274

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

More than a century after its beginnings, modernism still has the power to shock, alienate or challenge readers. Modernist art and literature remain thought of as complex and difficult. This introduction explains in a readable, lively style how modernism emerged, how it is defined, and how it developed in different forms and genres. Pericles Lewis offers students a survey of literature and art in England, Ireland and Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century. He also provides an overview of critical thought on modernism and its continuing influence on the arts today, reflecting the interests of current scholarship in the social and cultural contexts of modernism. The comparative perspective on Anglo-American and European modernism shows how European movements have influenced the development of English-language modernism. Illustrated with works of art and featuring suggestions for further study, this is the ideal introduction to understanding and enjoying modernist literature and art.

About this title

About the Author

Pericles Lewis is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Yale University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521535271
• ISBN 13: 9780521535274
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 298