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Reading 1922 : a return to the scene of the modern /

This engaging study returns to a truly remarkable year, the year in which both Ulysses and The Waste Land were published, in which The Great Gatsby was set, and during which the Fascisti took over in Italy, the Irish Free State was born, the Harlem Renaissance reached its peak, CharlieChaplin's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: North, Michael, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This engaging study returns to a truly remarkable year, the year in which both Ulysses and The Waste Land were published, in which The Great Gatsby was set, and during which the Fascisti took over in Italy, the Irish Free State was born, the Harlem Renaissance reached its peak, CharlieChaplin's popularity crested, and King Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered. In short, the year which not only in hindsight became the primal scene of literary modernism but which served as the cradle for a host of major political and aesthetic transformations resonating around the globe. In his previous study, the.
Notas:Originally published: 1999.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 269 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-259) and index.
ISBN:9780195344097
019534409X