Race and the Modern Artist

By: Jaurab, Josef

Book Overview

Definitions of modernism have been debated throughout the twentieth century. But both during the height of the modernist era and since, little to no consideration has been given to the work of minority writers as part of this movement. Considering works by writers ranging from B.A. Botkin, T.S. Eliot, Waldo Frank, and Jean Toomer to Pedro Pietri and Allen Ginsberg, these essays examine the disputed relationships between modernity, modernism, and American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195123247
• ISBN13: 9780195123241
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"