Leigh Wilson is a Lecturer in English at the University of Westminster, UK.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context; 2.1 Arts and Culture; 2.2 Philosophy and Religion; 2.3 Politics and Economics; 2.4 Developments in Science and Technology; 3. Modernist Literature; 3.1 Major Genres; 3.2 Movements and Literary Groups; 4. Critical Approaches; 4.1 Historical Overview; 4.2 Current Issues and Debates; 5. Further Resources for Independent Study; 5.1 Chronology; 5.2 Glossary; 5.3 Further Reading and Resources; Works Cited; Index.

"There is a useful and interesting section on the philosophical and religious background to the rise of modernism...an excellent section entitled 'Modernist Literature'...Wilson concludes that there is to be found a certain coherence in the ideas and kinds of writing that the tem 'modernism' has come to describe. I think this has been amply and well documented in her book... This really is an excellent discussion." - The Use of English

Leigh Wilson is a Lecturer in English at the University of Westminster, UK.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context; 2.1 Arts and Culture; 2.2 Philosophy and Religion; 2.3 Politics and Economics; 2.4 Developments in Science and Technology; 3. Modernist Literature; 3.1 Major Genres; 3.2 Movements and Literary Groups; 4. Critical Approaches; 4.1 Historical Overview; 4.2 Current Issues and Debates; 5. Further Resources for Independent Study; 5.1 Chronology; 5.2 Glossary; 5.3 Further Reading and Resources; Works Cited; Index.

"There is a useful and interesting section on the philosophical and religious background to the rise of modernism...an excellent section entitled 'Modernist Literature'...Wilson concludes that there is to be found a certain coherence in the ideas and kinds of writing that the tem 'modernism' has come to describe. I think this has been amply and well documented in her book... This really is an excellent discussion." - The Use of English

Leigh Wilson is a Lecturer in English at the University of Westminster, UK.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Historical, Cultural and Intellectual Context; 2.1 Arts and Culture; 2.2 Philosophy and Religion; 2.3 Politics and Economics; 2.4 Developments in Science and Technology; 3. Modernist Literature; 3.1 Major Genres; 3.2 Movements and Literary Groups; 4. Critical Approaches; 4.1 Historical Overview; 4.2 Current Issues and Debates; 5. Further Resources for Independent Study; 5.1 Chronology; 5.2 Glossary; 5.3 Further Reading and Resources; Works Cited; Index.

"There is a useful and interesting section on the philosophical and religious background to the rise of modernism...an excellent section entitled 'Modernist Literature'...Wilson concludes that there is to be found a certain coherence in the ideas and kinds of writing that the tem 'modernism' has come to describe. I think this has been amply and well documented in her book... This really is an excellent discussion." - The Use of English