Reading 1922: A Return to the Scene of the Modern
North, Michael
In This Book, Michael North Makes An Ambitious Journey Back To 1922, Examining The World In Which Ulysses And The Waste Land - Two Texts Synonymous With Literary Modernism - Were First Published. By Reconstructing The Larger Culture Into Which These Works Were Introduced, This Study Attempts To Give A New Start To Critical Controversies About Aesthetic Modernism And Modern Culture. Returning To The World Of 1922, North Discovers Many Connections Between People, Movements, Disciplines, And Artistic Works That Are Usually Considered To Be Distinct From One Another. In Disclosing These Connections, This Book Provides Evidence To Dispute Common Generalizations About The Separation Of Modern Literature From The Social And Cultural World Around It. Paying Attention To Literary Masterpieces As Well As Lesser-known Texts, North Considers The Work Of Howard Carter, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Bronislaw Malinowski, Virginia Woolf, Anzia Yezierska, D.h. Lawrence, Sherwood Anderson, E.e. Cummings, Charlie Chaplin, Willa Cather, Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, And A Host Of Other Writers, Both Famous And Forgotten.--jacket. Ch. 1. Translation, Mistranslation, And The Tractatus -- Ch. 2. The Public Unconscious -- Ch. 3. Tourists In The Age Of The World Picture -- Ch. 4. Across The Great Divide -- Ch. 5. All Nice Wives Are Like That. Michael North. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 215-259) And Index.
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns) , 1888-1965, Joyce, James , 1882-1941, English literature--History and criticism, English literature--20th century--History and criticism, Modernism (Literature), Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain, Literature and society--History, Literature and society--Great Britain--History--20th century, Literature and society--United States--History--20th century, American literature--History and criticism, American literature--20th century--History and criticism, Books and reading--History, Books and reading--History--20th century, Modernism (Literature)--United States, Nineteen twenty-two, A.D, Modernism (Literature)--English-speaking countries, Literature and society--English-speaking countries--History--20th century, Books and reading--English-speaking countries--History--20th century, PR478.M6 N67 1999, 820.9/112
| Name in long format: | Reading 1922: A Return to the Scene of the Modern |
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| ISBN-10: | 019512720X |
| ISBN-13: | 9780195127201 |
| Book pages: | 288 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 9.3 Inches, Length: 6.2 Inches, Weight: 1.1904962148 Pounds, Width: 0.9 Inches |
