Modernism (The New Critical Idiom)

Book Details:

• Author: Peter Childs

• Brand: Routledge

• Edition: 3

• Binding: Paperback

• Number of Pages: 252

• Release Date: 27-09-2016

• EAN: 9781138931626

• Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches

• Languages: English

About The Book:

"Modernism" introduces and analyzes the radical transformations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that changed the literary and cultural landscape. In this fully updated and revised third edition, Peter Childs charts modernism in both its global and local contexts. He explores the origins of modernism and the influences of significant thinkers like Darwin, Marx, Freud, Nietzsche, Saussure, and Einstein. The book delves into the dramatic shifts in the arts, literature, drama, and film during this period.

Childs traces modernism's impact on literature, highlighting works by iconic authors such as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, and others. It also explores recent critical interest in modernism’s cultural significance and its global impact, offering a reflective shift toward the postmodern era. This book is designed to guide readers from the foundational to the advanced understanding of modernism, making it both accessible and critically informed.