The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Culture

This Companion provides students and scholars alike with an interdisciplinary approach to literary modernism.

Celia Marshik (Edited by)

9781107049260, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 27 October 2014

279 pages, 19 b/w illus.
23.5 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.5 kg

'For undergraduate and postgraduate students new to the cultural contexts of modernism … this volume will be a very valuable companion. With its concise, engaging chapters by subject specialists, it also supplies a handy resource for the scholar.' Alice Wood, The Modern Language Review

Modernism emerged alongside radical challenges to traditional belief systems, the reorganization of public and private spheres, new modes of visual display, and innovations in recreation and entertainment. This interdisciplinary collection focuses on the diverse inventions, products, pastimes, and creative forms that responded to and inspired American and European literature. This volume explores such wide-ranging subjects as religion, dance, and publishing, thus introducing readers to the diversity of modernist culture. The Companion serves as a valuable resource for both those undertaking the study of modernism for the first time and those seeking to expand their knowledge of modernism's cultural moment.

1. Religion and spirituality Suzanne Hobson
2. Science, technology, and the body Ulrika Maude
3. Sexuality Allison Pease
4. Militarism, pacifism, and internationalism Ellen Ross
5. Consumer culture Elizabeth Outka
6. Fashion Ilya Parkins
7. Film and cinemas Susan McCabe
8. Dance Carrie J. Preston
9. Visual art Jessica Burstein
10. Urban pleasures Judith Walkowitz
11. Sport Allen Guttmann
12. Travel Helen Carr
13. Popular theater Len Platt
14. Publishing George Bornstein.

Subject Areas: Literature: history & criticism [DS], History of art / art & design styles [AC]