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Modernism

Paperback • 2010 • English

Modernism: A Very Short Introduction

By Christopher Butler

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About the book

Modernism ushered in some of the most exciting innovations in art and literature, from Fauvism, Cubism, and Dada, to the novels of James Joyce and Franz Kafka, to such provocative works as Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain." But Modernism also left many people puzzled in its wake. How can a routine bathroom fixture be considered a work of art? Shouldn't a novel have a beginning, a middle, and an end--or at least a story? In this Very Short Introduction, Christopher Butler provides a coherent account of...Show more

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9780192804419

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Modernism

Format

Paperback

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