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Modernism

This work provides a succinct analysis of the most important literary innovations of the last 100 years. The author explains the pan-European origins of the radical literary changes which occurred in the novel, poetry and drama, as well as the many revolutions in art, film and aesthetic theory.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 226 pages

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