商品简介 The Cambridge Companion to American Modernism provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of American literary modernism from 1890 to 1939. These original essays by twelve distinguished scholars of international reputation offer critical overviews of the major genres, literary culture, and social contexts that define the current state of Modern American literature and cultural studies. Among the diverse topics covered are nationalism, race, gender and the impact of music and visual arts on literary modernism, as well as overviews of the achievements of American modernism in fiction, poetry and drama. The book concludes with a chapter on modern American criticism. An essential reference guide to the field, the Companion offers readers a chronology of key events and publication dates covering the first half of the twentieth century in the United States, and a bibliography of further reading organized by chapter topics.《剑桥美国现代主义指南》对 1890 年至 1939 年的美国现代主义文学进行了全面而权威的概述。这些由 12 位享有国际声誉的杰出学者撰写的原创文章对定义当前状态的主要流派、文学文化和社会背景进行了批判性概述现代美国文学和文化研究。涵盖的主题多种多样,包括民族主义、种族、性别、音乐和视觉艺术对文学现代主义的影响,以及美国现代主义在小说、诗歌和戏剧方面的成就概述。本书*后有一章介绍现代美国批评。作为该领域的重要参考指南,该指南为读者提供了涵盖二十世纪上半叶美国的关键事件和出版日期的年表,以及按章节主题组织的进一步阅读的参考书目。
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