The Oxford handbook of global modernisms
By: edited by Mark Wollaeger ; with Matt Eatough
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 740
ISBN-13: 9780195338904
Subjects: Modernism (Literature)
Description: "The Oxford Handbook of Global Modernisms expands the scope of modernism beyond its traditional focus to explore the contributions of artists from regions like Spain, the Balkans, China, Japan, India, Vietnam, and Nigeria. Together, these essays present a fresh examination of modernist works from around the world. Topics covered include: Richard Wright and photographic modernism; poetry of the Caribbean; Chinese modernism and Lu Xun's Ah Q-The Real Story; Ben Okri and magical realism; aesthetic autonomy in Paris, Italy, Russia; Cuba's avant-gardes; geography of Hebrew and Yiddish modernism in Europe; Japanese modernism in works by Kitagawa Fuyuhiko and Yokomitsu Riichi; and South African cinema"--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes index.