Modernism: a Very Short Introduction

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List of illustrations; 1 The modernist work; 2 Modernist movements and cultural tradition; 3 The modernist artist; 4 Modernism and politics; References; Further reading; Index.;Is a tower block, your unmade bed, your lavatory basin, or the bicycle chained to the gate next door a work of art? Why should a novel have a beginning, a middle, and an end; or even a story? 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. Butler considers several aspects of modernism including some modernist wo. List of illustrations 1 The modernist work 2 Modernist movements and cultural tradition 3 The modernist artist 4 Modernism and politics References Further reading Index.