Kevin Jackson - Constellation of Genius: 1922: Modernism Year One

Hutchinson, 2012. First Edition, Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780091930974 First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound, clean pages, slight wear closed page block, slight surface marks to rear of jacket. It's not easy for us today to share the intense excitement generated by a handful of highbrow authors among their cultivated readership ninety years ago; for those keen to learn more Kevin Jackson's lively guide to modernism's heyday comes as a welcome introduction. His book, pace Beckett, neatly identifies important episodes in a pivotal year, combining brief sketches of the talented protagonists with some shrewd evaluations . When the factual whirlwind subsides, Jackson (a serious film buff) reflects briefly on the careers of Buster Keaton, Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang and Charlie Chaplin. These and many other digressions are deft, elegant and illuminating. (Literary Review ) 544 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN/EAN: 9780091930974. Inventory No: dscf11211.

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