This Readers Guide offers a stimulating and accessible introduction to the key criticism which surrounds the diverse range of literatures of the modernist period. Sarah Davison explores a variety of critical works, from initial pronouncements to recent studies which have shaped the way that Anglo-American modernism is understood and theorized today.

Introduces students to the major criticism and issues surrounding modernist literatures in English, from contemporary assessments to twentyfirstcentury scholarship
Familiarizes readers with key concepts for the study of modernist drama, fiction and poetry
Explores essential topics such as gender, sexuality, race, technology, the First World War, popular culture and cinema

Autorentext

Sarah Davison is Assistant Professor of English Literature at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Inhalt
Introduction.- PART I 1. Modernist Beginnings.- 2. High Modernism.- 3. Modernism after 1922.- PART II 4. The Making of Modernist Canons.- 5. Gender and Sexuality.- 6. Modernist Geographies.- 7. Modernist Literatures and Mass Culture.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.