Offers a bold new argument about how Irish, American and Caribbean modernisms helped remake the twentieth-century world literary system.

After World War I, American, Irish and then Caribbean writers boldly remade the world literary system long dominated by Paris and London. Responding to literary

Everyday life in the far outposts of empire can be static, empty of the excitement of progress. A pervading sense of banality and boredom are, therefore, common

Africa -- Asia -- The Caribbean -- Ireland -- Australia/New Zealand -- Canada

This volume combines a clear overview for those with no prior knowledge or experience of modernism with a subtle argument that will appeal to higher level under