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Modernist Melancholia: Freud, Conrad and Ford
Anne Enderwitz
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Description for Modernist Melancholia: Freud, Conrad and Ford
Hardback. Modernist Melancholia explores modernism's melancholic roots through the detailed discussion of writings by Freud, Conrad and Ford. Melancholia ties modernism to the 19th-century obsession with loss and continuity and, at the same time, constitutes a formative moment in the history of 20th-century literature, modern subjectivity and critical theory Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Modernist Melancholia explores modernism's melancholic roots through the detailed discussion of writings by Freud, Conrad and Ford. Melancholia ties modernism to the 19th-century obsession with loss and continuity and, at the same time, constitutes a formative moment in the history of 20th-century literature, modern subjectivity and critical theory
Modernist Melancholia explores modernism's melancholic roots through the detailed discussion of writings by Freud, Conrad and Ford. Melancholia ties modernism to the 19th-century obsession with loss and continuity and, at the same time, constitutes a formative moment in the history of 20th-century literature, modern subjectivity and critical theory
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
405g
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137444318
SKU
V9781137444318
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99-15
About Anne Enderwitz
Anne Enderwitz teaches comparative literature at Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany. She holds a PhD from the University of London and wrote her thesis as Marie Curie Fellow at UCL. Anne Enderwitz has taught English Literature in London, Erlangen and Berlin. Her research interests are modernism, melancholia, economics, early modern drama, and theory.
Reviews for Modernist Melancholia: Freud, Conrad and Ford
'Synthesizing an impressive array of theoretical, historical, and literary material, Anne Enderwitz develops a new interpretation of two important modern novelists whose sometimes uneasy relationship was vital to both, but has not been sufficiently understood. Arguing that Conrad and Ford should be seen not as master and acolyte but as equally insightful psychologists and cultural critics, Enderwitz suggests compelling connections ... Read more