Modernisms: A Literary Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520201033)

The recent enthusiasm for things postmodern has often produced a caricature of Modernism as monolithic and reactionary. Peter Nicholls argues instead that the distinctive feature of Modernism is its diversity. Through a lively analysis of each of Modernism's main literary movements, he explores the connections between the new stylistic developments and the shifting politics of gender and authority.

Nicholls introduces a wealth of literary experimentation, beginning with Baudelaire and Mallarmé and moving forward to the first avant-gardes. Close readings of key texts monitor the explosive histories of Futurism, Expressionism, Cubism, Dada, and Surrealism, histories that allow Anglo-American Modernism to be seen in a strikingly different light. In revealing Modernism's broad and varied terrain, Nicholls evokes the richness of a cultural moment that continues to shape our own.

Author: Peter Nicholls
ISBN-10: 0520201035
ISBN-13: 9780520201033
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 08/24/1995
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.46w x 0.94d