Modernism and...: Liminality and the Utopian Imagination

Spariosu, M.

Studying exile and utopia as correlated cultural phenomena, and offering a wealth of historical examples with emphasis on the modern period, Spariosu argues that modernism itself can be seen as a product of an acute exilic consciousness that often seeks to generate utopian social schemes to compensate for its exacerbated sense of existential loss.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-11-04

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230231412

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-31721-6

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 209