Modernism [Paperback]

The early twentieth century saw modernist writers challenge literary conventions to express their perspectives on a dynamic but unsettling world. This book provides a lucid overview of the period, mapping the literary alongside historical, social and literary issues, and offering informed readings of works by Woolf, Eliot, Lawrence, Pound and Joyce amongst others.Steven Matthews is Professor of English at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He is the series editor for the Contexts series.

A succinct and focused introduction to key areas of critical analysis in this area. Mr J Marland, School of York, St John College

I'd be a much better teacher with it, and modernism, potentially, would make a great deal more sense to my students. Kevin J. H. Dettmar, Professor of English and Cultural Studies, Southern Illinois University Carbondale