Modernism and the Culture of Efficiency
| Author | : Evelyn Cobley |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780802099570 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0802099572 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Modernism and the Culture of Efficiency by : Evelyn Cobley
Download or read book Modernism and the Culture of Efficiency written by Evelyn Cobley and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cobley's close readings of modernist British fiction by writers as diverse as Aldous Huxley, Joseph Conrad, and E.M. Forster identify characters whose attitudes and behaviour patterns indirectly manifest cultural anxieties that can be traced to the conflicted logic of efficiency.
