Modernism

By Steven Matthews

Book Overview

The early twentieth century saw modernist writers challenge literary conventions to express their perspectives on a dynamic but unsettling world. This book provides a lucid overview of the period, mapping the literary alongside historical, social and literary issues, and offering informed readings of works by Woolf, Eliot, Lawrence, Pound and Joyce amongst others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340763256
• ISBN13: 9780340763254
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"