Modernism

This introductory guide to Modernism and its contexts from 1890-1939 includes: an overview of the historical, cultural and intellectual background including arts, science and philosophy; a survey of the developments in key genres including discussion of major writers and groups including Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce and the Bloomsbury group; concise explanations of key terms needed to understand the literature and criticism; a guide to key critical approaches to Modernism from early twentieth-century critics to the present; a chronology mapping historical events and literary works from this era; and a guide to further reading, including websites and electronic resources.

Introductions to British Literature and Culture provide practical guides to key literary periods. Guides in the series help to orientate students as they begin a new module or area of study, providing concise information on the historical, cultural, literary and critical context and acting as an initial map of the knowledge needed to study the literature and culture of a specific period.

This accessible introduction to Modernism and its contexts from 1890-1939 includes: an overview of the historical, cultural and intellectual background including arts, science and philosophy, a survey of the developments in key genres including discussion of major writers and groups such as Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, James Joyce and the Bloomsbury Group, concise explanations of key terms needed to understand the literature and criticism, a guide to key critical approaches to Modernism from early twentieth-century critics to the present, a chronology mapping historical events and literary works, guided further reading including websites and electronic resources.

About the Author:
Leigh Wilson is a lecturer in the Department of English and Linguistics, University of Westminster, UK

Leigh Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Westminster, UK.