Modernism.

The two-volume work Modernism has been awarded the prestigious 2008 MSA Book Prize! Modernism has constituted one of the most prominent fields of literary studies for decades. While it was perhaps temporarily overshadowed by postmodernism, recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in modernism on both sides of the Atlantic. These volumes respond to a need for a collective and multifarious view of literary modernism in various genres, locations, and languages. Asking and responding to a wealth of theoretical, aesthetic, and historical questions, 65 scholars from several countries test the. Read more... Cover -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. De-limiting Modernism -- 2. Reassessments -- 3. Tradition, Avant-Garde, Postmodernism -- 4. Time and Space -- 5. Mind and Body -- 6. Technology and Science -- 7. Literature and the Other Arts -- 8. Social and Political Parameters -- 9. Cultural Conjunctions -- 10. Routes and Encounters -- 11. Locations: Case Studies -- Afterword -- Contributors -- Index of names -- The series Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages. The Two-volume Work Modernism Has Been Awarded The Prestigious 2008 Msa Book Prize! Modernism Has Constituted One Of The Most Prominent Fields Of Literary Studies For Decades. While It Was Perhaps Temporarily Overshadowed By Postmodernism, Recent Years Have Seen A Resurgence Of Interest In Modernism On Both Sides Of The Atlantic. These Volumes Respond To A Need For A Collective And Multifarious View Of Literary Modernism In Various Genres, Locations, And Languages. Asking And Responding To A Wealth Of Theoretical, Aesthetic, And Historical Questions, 65 Scholars From Several Countries Test The Usefulness Of The Concept Of Modernism As They Probe A Variety Of Contexts, From Individual Texts To National Literatures, From Specific Critical Issues To Broad Cross-cultural Concerns. While The Chief Emphasis Of These Volumes Is On Literary Modernism, Literature Is Seen As Entering Into Diverse Cultural And Social Contexts. These Range From Inter-art Conjunctions To Philosophical, Environmental, Urban, And Political Domains, Including Issues Of Race And Space, Gender And Fashion, Popular Culture And Trauma, Science And Exile, ­all Of Which Have An Urgent Bearing On The Poetics Of Modernity. Modernism......Page 1 Editorial page......Page 2 Title page......Page 3 LCC data......Page 4 Table of contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 11 Introduction......Page 13 1. De-limiting Modernism......Page 21 2. Reassessments......Page 99 3. Tradition, Avant-Garde, Postmodernism......Page 167 4. Time and Space......Page 263 5. Mind and Body......Page 331 6. Technology and Science......Page 377 7. Literature and the Other Arts......Page 461 8. Social and Political Parameters......Page 557 9. Cultural Conjunctions......Page 617 10. Routes and Encounters......Page 685 11. Locations: Case Studies......Page 767 Afterword......Page 1021 Contributors......Page 1025 Index of names......Page 1037 The series Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages......Page 1056