Behind the masks of modernism : global and transnational perspectives / edited by Andrew Reynolds and Bonnie Roos.

This book reconsiders the meaning of modernism across the globe, stretching beyond both the Western modernist canon and the literary-heavy scope of the field to a broader cultural consideration of global modernisms and modernity. Through the use of masks as a thematic focus, the volume challenges po...

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Other Authors: Reynolds, Andrew R., 1977- (Editor), Roos, Bonnie, 1970- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
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Summary:This book reconsiders the meaning of modernism across the globe, stretching beyond both the Western modernist canon and the literary-heavy scope of the field to a broader cultural consideration of global modernisms and modernity. Through the use of masks as a thematic focus, the volume challenges popular assumptions about what modernism looks like, what modernity is, and how each of these ideas are produced within a historical moment.--Publisher description.
Physical Description:[ix], 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813061641 (cloth)
0813061644 (cloth)