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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451253503321

Titolo

Encyclopedia of literary modernism [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Paul Poplawski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, CT, : Greenwood Press, 2003

ISBN

1-280-63742-0

9786610637423

0-313-01657-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (529 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PoplawskiPaul

Disciplina

809

809.911203

Soggetti

Modernism (Literature)

Literary movements

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Encyclopedia of Literary Modernism; Selected Bibliography; Index; List of Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Modernism is still widely acknowledged as perhaps the most important and influential artistic and cultural phenomenon of the 20th century. Written by expert scholars from around the world and covering hundreds of different topics in a clear, incisive, and critical manner, this reference maps the complex field of modernism in a fresh and original way.||The principal focus of the book is on English-language literary modernism and the period 1890-1939, yet many entries extend beyond those parameters to include important precursors and successors of the movement. The book also covers the crucial E