AMERICAN MODERNISM, 1910 - 1945, 2ND EDITION (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)

This engaging, illustrated guide to the modernist movement in American literature provides a wealth of information on American modernism, the Lost Generation, modernism in the American novel, the Harlem Renaissance, modernism in poetry and drama, and the literary culture of the Moderns. This updated volume is in full color for the first time and features numerous resources, such as a new section covering the Great Depression, informative sidebars, a chronology, cross-references, and further reading suggestions, among others.

Topics include:

Surrealism, expressionism, and Freudian symbolism

The Harlem Renaissance

Modernism in the American novel, poetry, and theater

The Lost Generation

The Great Depression

And more.