1913

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The Cradle of Modernism

By Jean-Michel Rabaté

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1913 by Jean-Michel Rabaté situates modernist literature within the rich cultural, intellectual, and global landscape of that pivotal year. The book broadens classical analyses by paralleling significant artistic and literary works alongside global cultural and political developments. It examines notable figures including Yeats, Pound, Joyce, Du Bois, and Stravinsky, and explores key texts such as Pound's Personae, Apollinaire's Alcools, Rilke's Spanish Trilogy, Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country, and Proust's Swann's Way.
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This work is ideal for scholars, students, and readers interested in literary modernism, cultural history, and interdisciplinary studies that connect literature with wider artistic and intellectual currents of the early 20th century.

This innovative book puts modernist literature in its cultural, intellectual, and global context, within the framework of the year 1913.

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This innovative book puts modernist literature in its cultural, intellectual, and global context, within the framework of the year 1913.

The book broadens the analysis of canonical texts and artistic events by showing their cultural and global parallels.

It examines a number of simultaneous artistic, literary, and political endeavours, including those of Yeats, Pound, Joyce, Du Bois, and Stravinsky.

It explores Pound's Personae next to Apollinaire's Alcools and Rilke's Spanish Trilogy, and Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country next to Proust's Swann's Way.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Modern Language Review praises the book's kaleidoscopic presentation of 1913, highlighting its uncanny contemporary resonance. Lawrence Rainey of the University of York calls it a sumptuous intellectual feast—an epic overview achieved through a meticulous examination of music, painting, technology, and philosophy alongside literature. Choice emphasises the book's clarity and specificity, recommending it highly even for those familiar with the subject matter.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405161923

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 July 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 381g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Jean-Michel Rabaté is Vartan Gregorian Professor in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a leading figure among the generation of French theorists taught by Derrida and by Lacan. His books include the Blackwell Manifesto volume The Future of Theory (2002), The Ghosts of Modernity (1996), Joyce and the Politics of Egoism (2001), Jacques Lacan and Literature (2001), and Given: 1) Art, 2) Crime (2006). He has edited The Cambridge Companion to Jacques Lacan (2002), Writing the Image after Roland Barthes (1997), and the Palgrave Advances in James Joyce Studies (2004).