Modernism: Keywords (Keywords in Literature and Culture (KILC).)

"Modernism: Keywords presents a series of short entries explaining the diverse and often contradictory meanings of words used with frequency and urgency in "written modernism"-- Abstract: Guided by the historical semantics developed in Raymond Williams' pioneering study of cultural vocabulary, Modernism: Keywords presents a series of short entries on words used with frequency and urgency in "written modernism," tracking cultural and literary debates and transformative moments of change. . � Read more... Modernism: Keywords 5 Copyright 6 Contents 7 Credits and Acknowledgments 10 Introduction: Unsettling Modernism 12 Note on References 20 A 21 Advertising 21 References 25 Atom, Atomic 26 References 30 Avant-Garde 31 References 34 B 35 Best Seller 35 References 40 Bigness, Smallness 40 References 45 Biography, New Biography 46 References 52 C 54 Common Man 54 References 58 Common Mind, Group Thinking 60 References 64 Conventional, Conventionality 65 References 68 Coterie, Bloomsbury 69 References 74 D 76 Democracy 76 References 82 Difficulty, Obscurity 83 References 88 E 90 Einstein 90 References 96 Empire, Imperialism 97 References 103 F 105 Fascism 105 References 109 Form, Formalism 111 References 116 G 119 God, Gods 119 References 125 H 127 Hamlet 127 References 130 Highbrow, Middlebrow, Lowbrow 131 References 137 Hygiene 139 References 143 I 145 Impression, Impressionism 145 References 149 International, Internationalism 149 References 154 M 156 Manifesto 156 References 158 Modern, Modernism 159 References 165 N 167 Negro, New Negro 167 References 173 P 175 Personality, Impersonality 175 References 181 Primitive 182 References 188 Propaganda 190 References 195 Q 197 Queer, Gay 197 References 202 R 204 Race 204 References 209 Readers, Reading 211 References 215 Reality, Realism 216 References 221 Rhythm 223 References 228 S 230 Sentimental, Sentimentality 230 References 233 Shock, Shell Shock 234 References 240 U 243 Unconscious 243 References 249 Universal 251 References 256 W 258 Woman, New Woman 258 References 264 Words, Language 266 References 272 Index of Modernist Authors 274 Index of Modernist Keywords 283

Guided by the historical semantics developed in Raymond Williams' pioneering study of cultural vocabulary, Modernism: Keywords presents a series of short entries on words used with frequency and urgency in "written modernism," tracking cultural and literary debates and transformative moments of change. Short-listed for The Modernist Studies Association 2015 Book Prize for an Edition, Anthology, or Essay Collection

• Highlights and exposes the salient controversies and changing cultural thought at the heart of modernism
• Goes beyond constructions of "plural modernisms" to reveal all modernist writing as overlapping and interactive in a simultaneous and interlocking mix
• Draws from a vast compilation of more than a thousand sources, ranging from vernacular prose to experimental literary forms
• Spans the "long" modernist period, from its incipient beginnings c.1880 to its post-WWII aftermath
• Approaches English written modernism in its own terms, tempering explanations of modernism often derived from European poets and painters
• Models research techniques based on digital databases and collaborative work in the humanities

Guided by the historical semantics developed in Raymond Williams' pioneering study of cultural vocabulary, 'Modernism: Keywords' presents a series of short entries on words used with frequency and urgency in "written modernism," tracking cultural and literary debates and transformative moments of change. It highlights and exposes the salient controversies and changing cultural thought at the heart of modernism and goes beyond constructions of "plural modernisms" to reveal all modernist writing as overlapping and interactive in a simultaneous and interlocking mix. The book draws from a vast compilation of more than a thousand sources, ranging from vernacular prose to experimental literary forms and spans the "long" modernist period, from its incipient beginnings c.1880 to its post-WWII aftermath. Finally, the publication approaches English written modernism in its own terms, tempering explanations of modernism often derived from European poets and painters Models research techniques based on digital databases and collaborative work in the humanities Annotation Guided by the historical semantics developed in Raymond Williams' pioneering study of cultural vocabulary, "Modernism: Keywords" presents a series of short entries on words used with frequency and urgency in "written modernism," tracking cultural and literary debates and transformative moments of change. Highlights and exposes the salient controversies and changing cultural thought at the heart of modernism Goes beyond constructions of "plural modernisms" to reveal all modernist writing as overlapping and interactive in a simultaneous and interlocking mix Draws from a vast compilation of more than a thousand sources, ranging from vernacular prose to experimental literary forms Spans the "long" modernist period, from its incipient beginnings c.1880 to its post-WWII aftermath Approaches English written modernism in its own terms, tempering explanations of modernism often derived from European poets and painters Models research techniques based on digital databases and collaborative work in the humanities Content: Machine generated contents note: A -- Advertising -- Atom, Atomic -- Avant-Garde -- B -- Best seller -- Bigness, Smallness -- Biography, New Biography -- C -- Common Man -- Common Mind, Group Thinking -- Conventional, Conventionality -- Coterie, Bloomsbury -- D -- Democracy -- Difficulty, Obscurity -- E -- Einstein -- Empire, Imperialism -- F -- Fascism -- Form, Formalism -- G -- God, Gods -- H -- Hamlet -- Highbrow, Middlebrow, Lowbrow -- Hygiene -- I -- Impression, Impressionism -- International, Internationalism -- M -- Manifesto -- Modern, Modernism -- N -- Negro, New Negro -- P -- Personality, Impersonality -- Primitive -- Propaganda -- Q -- Queer, Gay -- R -- Race -- Readers, Reading -- Reality, Realism -- Rhythm -- S -- Sentimental, Sentimentality -- Shock, Shell Shock -- U -- Unconscious -- Universal -- W -- Woman, New Woman -- Words, Language. "Modernism: Keywords presents a series of short entries explaining the diverse and often contradictory meanings of words used with frequency and urgency in "written modernism"-- Provided by publisher