Modernism

c. 1900-1929· 7 works

Ulysses, In Search of Lost Time, The Trial, Mrs Dalloway, Gatsby. The old forms shatter - Freud opens the century, the Great War breaks it in half, 1922 is the annus mirabilis. Ends on the eve of the Crash.

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Modernism, Ranked

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  1. 1Buddenbrooks1901Thomas MannModerate·Epic·731 pagesInfluence46Popularity44ModernismNovelGerman
  2. 2Howards End1910E.M. ForsterEasy·Medium·302 pagesInfluence43Popularity62ModernismNovelEnglish
  3. 3My Ántonia1918Willa CatherBreezy·Short·290 pagesInfluence42Popularity55ModernismNovelEnglish
  4. 4The Jungle1906Upton SinclairBreezy·Long·464 pagesInfluence2Popularity74ModernismNovelEnglish
  5. 5The Interpretation of Dreams1900Sigmund FreudGrueling·Long·512 pagesInfluence82Popularity56ModernismTreatiseGerman
  6. 6The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion1915Ford Madox FordHard·Short·256 pagesInfluence2Popularity26ModernismNovelEnglish
  7. 7Sons and Lovers1913D.H. LawrenceEasy·Long·544 pagesInfluence46Popularity47ModernismNovelEnglish
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