Modernist Literature: A Guide for the Perplexed 9781441190031, 1441190031

Timeline -- Introduction: before the 1900s -- 1900s -- 1910s -- 1920s -- Conclusion: late modernism.

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English Pages 192 pages Year 2011

Modernist Literature: A Guide for the Perplexed
9781441190031, 1441190031

Table of contents :
Timeline --
Introduction: before the 1900s --
1900s --
1910s --
1920s --
Conclusion: late modernism.

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