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Improvisation and the Making of American Literary Modernism

By Rob Wallace

Improvisation and the Making of American Literary Modernism Contemporary literature

Improvisation and the Making of American Literary Modernism

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This title explores the concept and practice of improvisation in literary modernism and the interconnections between American literature and music. Improvisation, despite its almost ubiquitous presence in many art forms, is notoriously misunderstood and mysterious. Although earlier strands of American philosophy and art emphasized what might be called improvisational practices, it was during the modernist period that improvisational practice and theory began to make a significant impact on art and culture, specifically via the African American musical forms of jazz and blues. This musical development held important consequences for the larger artistic, cultural, and political life of America as a whole - and, eventually, the world. The historical convergence of jazz and philosophical currents like pragmatism in American culture provides the framework for Wallace's discussion of improvisation in literary modernism. Focusing on poets ranging from Gertrude Stein to Langston Hughes, Wallace's work provides a fresh perspective on the complex circuits of modernist culture. "Improvisation and The Making of American Literary Modernism" will be of interest to scholars of poetry, music, American and modernist studies, and race and ethnic studies.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
210
Release Date:
2012-07-26
Publication Date:
2012-07-26
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1441113754
ISBN13:
9781441113757
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
327 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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