Masterpieces of British Modernism

Masterpieces of British Modernism
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9780313036637
ISBN-13 : 0313036632
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Book Synopsis Masterpieces of British Modernism by : Marlowe A. Miller

Download or read book Masterpieces of British Modernism written by Marlowe A. Miller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-08-30 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flourishing during the first 2 decades of the 20th century, British Modernism gave birth to some of the world's most influential literary works. Written expressly for high school students and general readers, this book succinctly yet thoughtfully discusses 7 masterpieces of British Modernism. Included are chapters on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, E.M. Forster's Howards End, James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, D.H. Lawrence's Women in Love, T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and The Wasteland, and Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Each chapter provides biographical information; a plot summary; an analysis of themes, style, symbols, and characters; and a discussion of the work's historical and cultural contexts. An introductory essay surveys and defines Modernism, and a bibliography cites works for further reading.


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