Modernism Summary

In the following excerpt, Hobsbaum examines Modernism in English poetry. A conventional account of the rise of modern poetry would, I suppose, run something like this. The Georgians of Sir Edward M... Read more

In the following essay, Levin reflects on the distinguishing traits and cultural significance of the Modernist era in literature. A new apartment building in New York City, according to a recent an... Read more

In the following essay, Poirier confronts the problematic nature of Modernism as it has been variously designated by literary critics and historians. On every side, these days, there is talk of mod... Read more

In the following essay, Johnsen suggests a new definition of Modernism based on the rejection of such "binary oppositions" as order and chaos. Deux dangers ne cessent de menacer le mo... Read more

In the following essay, Gamache illuminates the origins and meaning of the term "Modernism " in both literary and nonliterary contexts. Because the ambition to define modernism comple... Read more

In the following essay, Chamberlain links Modernism to the late nineteenth-century Decadent movement. "Sympathy with suffering," suggested Oscar Wilde, "is the joy of one leper... Read more

In the following essay, which was originally delivered as a lecture in 1987, Kenner considers the linguistic complexity of Modernist works. To commence with good news: the Last Modernist is well in... Read more

Postmodernism is an attitude rather than a movement. In the latter half of the 20th century, there has been mounting evidence of the failure of modernism. Postmodernism is the renewal of modernism a... Read more

The modernist period in British and Irish literature was one of the most important and exciting times in literary history. The term modernist stemmed from the beginning of the 20th century labelled ... Read more