Chimeras of Form: Modernist Internationalism Beyond Europe, 1914–2016 (Modernist Latitudes) de Vadde, Aarthi - 2016-12-13

Columbia University Press, 2016-12-13. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.2500 in x 9.5000 in x 6.2500 in. Unread. No markings in book. Binding is tight. From the DJ front flap: Author illustrates how modernist and contemporary writers reimagine the nation and internationalism in a period defined by globalization. She explains how Rabindranath Tagore, James Joyce, Claude McKay, George Lamming, Michael Ondaatje, and Zadie Smith use modernist literary forms to develop ideas of international belonging sensitive to the afterlife of empire. In doing so, she shows how this wide ranging group of authors challenged traditional expectations of aesthetic form, shaping how their readers understand the cohesion and interrelation of political communities.

Columbia University Press, 2016-12-13. Hardcover. Acceptable. 9x6x1. Never read, no marks or highlighting in the book. Our copy is hardback with a dust jacket, showing bowed covers and wavy pages from water damage. All pages are fully readable and all turn freely.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. Aarthi Vadde shows why modernist literary form is essential to understanding the aspirational and analytical force of internationalism in and beyond Europe. She explains how major writers use modernist strategies to reshape how readers think about the cohesion and interrelation of political communities in the wake of empire.

Columbia Univ Pr, 2016. Hardcover. New. 301 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches.