Modernist Fiction
Modernist Fiction by R.W. Stevenson, published by Taylor & Francis in 1998, is a revised edition that spans 254 pages and is presented in English. This text offers an expanded overview of the Modernist period in literature, focusing on a diverse range of modernist novelists and their works. Stevenson has updated the content to enhance its relevance for contemporary students, including a new discussion on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and a fresh examination of the political contexts surrounding Modernist literature.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of key developments in the genre, alongside critical discussions of notable figures such as Djuna Barnes, HD, Katherine Mansfield, and Rebecca West. The book also addresses the complexities of politically-progressive interpretations of modernist texts and expands on the contributions of Gertrude Stein. Through these revisions, Stevenson sharpens his arguments, ensuring that this edition remains a vital resource for understanding modernism, modernity, and the novel.
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In the revised edition of this popular text, Randall Stevenson has expanded, re-emphasised and amended his work to make it even more relevant to today’s student studying the Modernist period in literature. The book covers a wide range of modernist novelists and novels, and also provides an invaluable guide to key developments in the genre. Stevenson has developed his text by adding a discussion of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, which is now taught more regularly than Lord Jim. In addition he takes a fresh look at the politics of the Modernists, in conjunction with the politics of their texts, pointing out the drawbacks of politically-progressive readings of many modernist novels. Finally, in the section on gender, Stevenson includes discussions of such significant figures as Djuna Barnes, HD, Katherine Mansfield and Rebecca West, as well as expanding the reference to Gertrude Stein throughout. The revisions in this updated text serve to make the authors’ arguments sharper and allow the text to remain central to the discussion of modernism, modernity and the novel.
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