The Cambridge Companion to American Modernism

An authoritative overview of the achievements of American literary modernism in its social and cultural contexts.

Walter Kalaidjian (Edited by)

9780521536806, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 April 2005

354 pages, 14 b/w illus.
22.7 x 15.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.58 kg

'… a helpful book, likely to be of use to students and scholars in disciplines like cultural and literary studies and much else.' Reference Reviews

The Cambridge Companion to American Modernism provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of American literary modernism from 1890 to 1939. These original essays by twelve distinguished scholars of international reputation offer critical overviews of the major genres, literary culture, and social contexts that define the current state of Modern American literature and cultural studies. Among the diverse topics covered are nationalism, race, gender and the impact of music and visual arts on literary modernism, as well as overviews of the achievements of American modernism in fiction, poetry and drama. The book concludes with a chapter on modern American criticism. An essential reference guide to the field, the Companion offers readers a chronology of key events and publication dates covering the first half of the twentieth century in the United States, and a bibliography of further reading organized by chapter topics.

Chronology
Introduction Walter Kalaidjian
1. Nationalism and the modern American canon Mark Morrisson
Part I. Genre: 2. Modern American fiction Rita Barnard
3. Modern American poetry Cary Nelson
4. Modern American drama Stephen Watt
Part II. Culture: 5. American modernism and the New Negro Renaissance Mark Sanders
6. Jazz and American modernism Jed Rasula
7. Visual culture Michael North
8. The avant-garde phase of American modernism Marjorie Perloff
Part III. Society: 9. Gender and sexuality Janet Lyon
10. Regionalism and American modernism John Duvall
11. Social representations of American modernism Paula Rabinowitz
12. Modern American literary criticism Douglas Mao
Guide to further reading
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: from c 1900 - [DSBH]