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Modernism and cultural conflict, 1880-1922 /

Ardis questions commonly held views of the radical nature of literary modernism. She positions the coterie of writers centered around Pound, Eliot, and Joyce as one among a number of groups in Britain intent on redefining the cultural work of literature at the turn of the twentieth century.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ardis, Ann L., 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Rethinking Modernism, remapping the turn of the twentieth century
  • Beatrice Webb and the 'serious' artist
  • Inventing literary tradition, ghosting Oscar Wilde and the Victorian Fin de Sic̈le
  • The Lost Girl, Tarr, and the 'Moment' of Modernism
  • Mapping the middlebrow in Edwardian England
  • 'Life is not composed of watertight compartments': the New Age's Critique of Modernist Literary Specialization
  • Conclusion: Modernism and English studies in history.