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OverviewIn this book, leading international scholars explore the major ideas and debates that have made the study of modernist literature one of the most vibrant areas of literary studies today. The Bloomsbury Companion to Modernist Literature offers a comprehensive guide to current research in the field, covering topics including: · The modernist everyday: emotion, myth, geographies and language scepticism · Modernist literature and the arts: music, the visual arts, cinema and popular culture · Textual and archival approaches: manuscripts, genetic criticism and modernist magazines · Modernist literature and science: sexology, neurology, psychology, technology and the theory of relativity · The geopolitics of modernism: globalization, politics and economics · Resources: keywords and an annotated bibliography Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Ulrika Maude (University of Bristol, UK) , Dr Mark Nixon (University of Reading, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781350300705ISBN 10: 1350300705 Pages: 560 Publication Date: 17 November 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Contributors 1. Introduction, Ulrika Maude Part I: Defining the Field and Research Issues The Modernist Everyday 2. Anything but a Clean Relationship: Modernism and the Everyday, Scott McCracken 3. Geographies of Modernism, Andrew Thacker 4. Modernism and Language Scepticism, Shane Weller 5. Modernism and Emotion, Kirsty Martin 6. Myth and Religion in Modernist Literature, Michael Bell The Arts and Cultures of Modernism 7. Modernism and Music, Tim Armstrong 8. Modernism and the Visual Arts: Kant, Bergson, Beckett, Conor Carville 9. Modernist Literature and Film, Laura Marcus 10. Modernism and Popular Culture, Lawrence Rainey 11. Modernist Magazines, Faith Binckes 12. Minding Manuscripts: Modernism, Genetic Criticism and Intertextual Cognition, Dirk Van Hulle The Sciences and Technologies of Modernism 13. Einstein, Relativity and Literary Modernism, Paul Sheehan 14. Modernism, Sexuality and Gender, Jana Funke 15. Modernism, Neurology and the Invention of Psychoanalysis Ulrika Maude 16. Modernism, Psychoanalysis and other Psychologies, Laura Salisbury 17. Modernism and Technology, Julian Murphet The Geopolitics and Economics of Modernism 18. Can there be a Global Modernism? Emily Hayman and Pericles Lewis 19. A Departure from Modernism: Stylistic Strategies in Modern Peripheral Literatures as Symptom, Mediation and Critique of Modernity, Benita Parry 20. Modernist Literature and Politics, Tyrus Miller 21. A New Sense of Value: Modernism and Economics, Ronald Schleifer Part II: Resources 22. A to Z of Key Words, Alex Pestell and Sean Pryor 23. Annotated Bibliography, Alexander Howard Chronology IndexReviews"In the short but excellent ‘Resources’ section, Alex Pestell and Sean Pryor cover key terms from ‘avant-garde’ to ‘vers libre’ - and include valuable summaries of how concepts such as ‘fascism’, ‘primitivism’, ‘race’ and ‘high modernism’ shape how we think about modernist literature - while an extensive annotated bibliography of major works of criticism provides a good grounding for students wishing to explore the subject further. * Times Literary Supplement * The Bloomsbury Companion to Modernist Literature, edited by Ulrika Maude and Mark Nixon, provides fresh insights. By viewing Modernist Literature through the prism of seemingly unrelated disciplines, such as economics, the Theory of Relativity, and neurology, the Bloomsbury Companion … reveals research synergies and provides opportunities for discovery … While geared towards the more advanced researcher, this book would certainly assist those less familiar with Modernist Literature when taking those first steps from casual readership into research. The Bloomsbury Companion to Modernist Literature makes it new and keeps it real. * American Reference Books Annual * [These] assembled essays and resources comprise an impressive array of frequently challenging, illuminating scholarship … [This] Companion does not settle for simply being a guide to existing knowledge, but instead blazes exciting new trails for the rest of us to follow. * Modern Language Review * The book as a whole illustrates superbly what Emily Hayman and Pericles Lewis refer to as “the persistence of modernism"". * Recherche Littéraire *" In the short but excellent 'Resources' section, Alex Pestell and Sean Pryor cover key terms from 'avant-garde' to 'vers libre' - and include valuable summaries of how concepts such as 'fascism', 'primitivism', 'race' and 'high modernism' shape how we think about modernist literature - while an extensive annotated bibliography of major works of criticism provides a good grounding for students wishing to explore the subject further. * Times Literary Supplement * The Bloomsbury Companion to Modernist Literature, edited by Ulrika Maude and Mark Nixon, provides fresh insights. By viewing Modernist Literature through the prism of seemingly unrelated disciplines, such as economics, the Theory of Relativity, and neurology, the Bloomsbury Companion ... reveals research synergies and provides opportunities for discovery ... While geared towards the more advanced researcher, this book would certainly assist those less familiar with Modernist Literature when taking those first steps from casual readership into research. The Bloomsbury Companion to Modernist Literature makes it new and keeps it real. * American Reference Books Annual * [These] assembled essays and resources comprise an impressive array of frequently challenging, illuminating scholarship ... [This] Companion does not settle for simply being a guide to existing knowledge, but instead blazes exciting new trails for the rest of us to follow. * Modern Language Review * The book as a whole illustrates superbly what Emily Hayman and Pericles Lewis refer to as the persistence of modernism . * Recherche Litteraire * Author InformationUlrika Maude s Professor of Modern Literature at the University of Bristol, where she also directs the Centre for Health, Humanities and Science. Her publications include Beckett, Technology and the Body (2009), Beckett and Phenomenology (2009) and The Cambridge Companion to the Body in Literature (2015). Mark Nixon is Associate Professor in Modern Literature at the University of Reading, UK. He is Co-Director of the Beckett International Foundation, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Beckett Studies and Co-Director of the Beckett Digital Manuscript Project. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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