The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Poetry

Like other titles in the Cambridge Companions to Literature series, this title provides a clear and up to date introduction to its topic. The “Introduction” is preceded by a “Chronology of key dates” and events between 1876 and 1999. Although predominantly a record of publications by significant writers of the period, the chronology also includes inventions and historical events, beginning with the development of the internal combustion engine and ending with the 1999 inaugural conference of the Modernist Studies Association. Encompassed between these are the reigns of British monarchs, the Wright brothers' first aeroplane flight, Einstein's announcement of his special...