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Modernism: A Very Short Introduction

By (author) Christopher Butler,

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Whether we recognise it or not, virtually every aspect of our life today has been influenced in part by the aesthetic legacy of Modernism. In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler examines how and why Modernism began, explaining what it is and showing how it has gradually informed all aspects of 20th and 21st century life.

SKU: 9780192804419

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ISBN: 9780192804419

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 11.4 × 0.8 × 17.4 cm

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Description

Whether we recognise it or not, virtually every aspect of our life today has been influenced in part by the aesthetic legacy of Modernism. In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler examines how and why Modernism began, explaining what it is and showing how it has gradually informed all aspects of 20th and 21st century life.

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  • Paperback / softback | 144 pages
  • 11.4 × 0.8 × 17.4 cm | 119
  • 29 July 2010
  • Oxford University Press
  • United Kingdom

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About the author

Christopher Butler

2 Published Books

Professor Christopher Butler is Professor of English Language and Literature at Christ Church College, University Oxford. His many publications include Early Modernism: Literature, Music, and Painting in Europe, 1900-1916 (OUP, 1994), Interpretation, Deconstruction, and Ideology (OUP, 1984), and Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2002).