American modernism (1910-1945) /

Lathbury, Roger.

American modernism (1910-1945) / Roger Lathbury, principal author ; Jerry Phillips, general editor ; Michael Anesko, adviser and contributor. - New York, NY : Facts On File, c2006. - 96 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Backgrounds to American literature .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index.

American modernism -- The lost generation -- Modernism in the American novel : Joyce, Dos Passos, and Faulkner -- The Harlem Renaissance (1919-1929) -- Modernism in poetry and drama -- Literary culture of the moderns -- Timeline.

"Explores the social, cultural, and historical contexts of American literature from 1910 to 1945"--P. [4] of cover.

0816056706 (alk. paper) 9780816056705 (alk. paper)

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American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Modernism (Literature)--United States.

PS228.M63 / L38 2006

810.9/112