Theorizing modernism : essays in critical theory / edited by Steve Giles
London ; New York : Routledge, 1993. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #409295
ISBN: 0415077540
Physical description; x, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Some articles were presented as discussion papers at the Modernism Seminars convened by Dave Wragg under the auspices of Nottingham University's postgraduate School of Critical Theory. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; THE PROBLEMATICS OF EUROPEAN MODERNISM; MACHINATIONS: SHOCK OF THE OLD, FEAR OF THE NEW; APOLLINAIRE AND ALBERTI; WYNDHAM LEWIS'S VORTICISM AND THE AESTHETICS OF CLOSURE; KURT MERZ SCHWITTERS: AESTHETICS, POLITICS AND THE NEGENTROPIC PRINCIPLE; AFTERWORD: AVANT-GARDE, MODERNISM, MODERNITY: A THEORETICAL OVERVIEW. Subjects; Literature. Criticism. Theories
Modernism (Literature). Critical theory. Literary Criticism Semiotics & Theory.
Price: €100.00