Modernism and British Socialism [electronic resource] /
Linehan, Thomas.author.
Thomas Linehan offers a fresh perspective on late Victorian and Edwardian socialism by examining the socialist revival of these years from the standpoint of modernism. In so doing, he explores the modernist mission as extending beyond the concerns of the literary and artistic avant-garde to incorporate political and social movements.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Series PrefaceAcknowledgements Introduction Defining Modernism The Spiritual and Epiphanic Modernism of British Socialism Socialist Utopian Modernism: the Myths of the Kingdom and the Golden Age Experiments in Social Modernism: the Communities of Hope Contesting Abstract Space The Return to Origins: Modernism, Socialism and Childhood Fabian Modernism Conclusion Notes Select Bibliography Index.
Thomas Linehan offers a fresh perspective on late Victorian and Edwardian socialism by examining the socialist revival of these years from the standpoint of modernism. In so doing, he explores the modernist mission as extending beyond the concerns of the literary and artistic avant-garde to incorporate political and social movements.
Great Britain—History.
World politics.
Europe—History.
Political theory.
History, Modern.
Social history.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Political History.
European History.
Political Theory.
Modern History.
Social History.