The Oxford English Literary History: Volume 10: 1910-1940: The Modern Movement

Chris Baldick is Professor of English at Goldsmiths College, University of London. His previous publications include Criticism and Literary Theory 1890 to the Present (1996), The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales (ed., 1992), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (2nd edition, 2001), and In Frankenstein's Shadow (1987).

• PART I: ELEMENTS; PART II: FORMS; PART III: OCCASIONS

Review from previous edition Baldick argues persuasively that modernism, as exemplified by such authors as Eliot, Woolf, and Joyce, did not suddenly dominate British literature in the period 1910-40; realistic novels and traditional poetic and dramatic forms continued to flourish. The individual author bibliographies are a tremendous asset. Recommended for all academic libraries, especially at the undergraduate level.