Modernist Literature : An Introduction /
Gillies, Mary Ann
Modernist Literature : An Introduction / Mary Ann Gillies, Aurelea Mahood. - 1 online resource (240 p.)
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction After Victoria -- Chapter 1 The Short Story and the New Woman -- Chapter 2 Poetry—Technology and War -- Chapter 3 The Novel and Modern Fashions -- Chapter 4 Documenting the Politics of Engagement -- A Literary Coda In the Midst of War -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This engaging textbook provides a critical assessment of British modernist literature produced between 1900 and 1945. Each chapter focuses on a single decade, a distinct genre and a specific theme: the 1900s - the short story - gender and sexuality; the 1910s - poetry - war, technology and propaganda; the 1920s - the novel - new modes of literary expression; the 1930s - the documentary - political engagement. A final chapter covers the 1940s and beyond looking at new literary and artistic movements and 'other' modernisms. Covering canonical texts and lesser-known works, Modernist Literature introduces students to current debates in Modernism and a range of literature in its historical and aesthetic contexts. Key FeaturesExamines four distinct genres - the short story, poetry, novel and documentary - decade-by-decade.Combines close readings with cultural and political analyses of British modernism.Includes a Chronology and Further Readings with each chapter.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780748627639 9780748631612
10.1515/9780748631612 doi
English literature--History and criticism--20th century.
English literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain--Great Britain.
Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain.
Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain.
Literary Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
PR888.M63 / G55 2007eb
820.900912
Modernist Literature : An Introduction / Mary Ann Gillies, Aurelea Mahood. - 1 online resource (240 p.)
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction After Victoria -- Chapter 1 The Short Story and the New Woman -- Chapter 2 Poetry—Technology and War -- Chapter 3 The Novel and Modern Fashions -- Chapter 4 Documenting the Politics of Engagement -- A Literary Coda In the Midst of War -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This engaging textbook provides a critical assessment of British modernist literature produced between 1900 and 1945. Each chapter focuses on a single decade, a distinct genre and a specific theme: the 1900s - the short story - gender and sexuality; the 1910s - poetry - war, technology and propaganda; the 1920s - the novel - new modes of literary expression; the 1930s - the documentary - political engagement. A final chapter covers the 1940s and beyond looking at new literary and artistic movements and 'other' modernisms. Covering canonical texts and lesser-known works, Modernist Literature introduces students to current debates in Modernism and a range of literature in its historical and aesthetic contexts. Key FeaturesExamines four distinct genres - the short story, poetry, novel and documentary - decade-by-decade.Combines close readings with cultural and political analyses of British modernism.Includes a Chronology and Further Readings with each chapter.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780748627639 9780748631612
10.1515/9780748631612 doi
English literature--History and criticism--20th century.
English literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain--Great Britain.
Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain.
Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain.
Literary Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
PR888.M63 / G55 2007eb
820.900912