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Zusatztext '[these guides will] provide what students really want/need to know when they begin a module, in a way that makes sense before they've done the module itselfàthe lack of this has really been my problem with survey books for students already on the market' - Leigh Wilson, University of Westminster (from proposal) Informationen zum Autor Leigh Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Westminster, UK. Klappentext Provides an overview of literature and its context from 1890-1939. This guide includes: an overview of the historical! cultural and intellectual background including arts! science and philosophy; a survey of the developments in key genres; and a chronology mapping historical events and literary works. Vorwort This guide provides a clear and concise overview of literature and its context from 1890-1939. Zusammenfassung Provides an overview of literature and its context from 1890-1939. This guide includes: an overview of the historical, cultural and intellectual background including arts, science and philosophy; a survey of the developments in key genres; and a chronology mapping historical events and literary works. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context Arts and culturePhilosophy and religionPolitics and economicsDevelopments in science and technology2. Modernist LiteratureMajor genresPoetryThe novelDramaThe short storyThe essayMovements and literary groups:The Bloomsbury GroupImagismVorticismThe European avant-gardes: Futurism, Dada and SurrealismThe 'little magazines'3. Critical ApproachesHistorical overviewKey Issues and debates4. Resources for Independent Study Chronology of key historical and cultural eventsGlossary of key terms and conceptsFurther reading and resourcesWorks CitedIndex
