Literary Modernism

In this lecture, Dr Madeleine Davies (University of Reading) explores the genre of literary modernism, focusing in particular on: (i) its development from the literature of the Victorian period; (ii) the importance of the ordinary or the everyday (“the ordinary mind on an ordinary day”); (iii) the difference in plot and character compared to the Victorian novel; (iv) the use of symbolism; and (v) the emphasis on sexuality.

This lecture is part of a larger course on Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. The full course can be found here: https://www.massolit.io/courses/woolf...

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