Cover; THE LEGACIES OF MODERNISM; Title; Copyright; Introduction: mapping modernist continuities; PART I Early legacies: inheriting modernism at mid century and beyond; PART II Modernist aesthetics in transition: character, perception, innovation; PART III Reassessing the ethics of modernist fiction; PART IV Modernism's global afterlives; Epilogue: finding the dreadfully real
Summary
These new essays trace the development of contemporary fiction through its dialogue with, rather than departure from, modernist literature