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by William R. Everdell

A lively and accessible history of Modernism, this book is filled with portraits of genius and intellectual breakthroughs what richly evoke the "fin-de-siecle" atmosphere of Paris, Vienna, St. Louis, and St. Petersburg in the late 19th- and early 20th century.


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A lively and accessible history of Modernism, The First Moderns is filled with portraits of genius, and intellectual breakthroughs, that richly evoke the fin-de-sicle atmosphere of Paris, Vienna, St. Louis, and St. Petersburg. William Everdell offers readers an invigorating look at the unfolding of an age. "This exceptionally wide-ranging history is chock-a-block with anecdotes, factoids, odd juxtapositions, and useful insights. Most impressive. . . . For anyone interested in learning about late 19th- and early 20th- century imaginative thought, this engagingly written book is a good place to start."-Washington Post Book World "The First Moderns brilliantly maps the beginning of a path at whose end loom as many diasporas as there are men."-Frederic Morton, The Los Angeles Times Book Review "In this truly exciting study of the origins of modernist thought, poet and teacher Everdell roams freely across disciplinary lines. . . . A brilliant book that will prove useful to scholars and generalists for years to come; enthusiastically recommended."-Library Journal, starred review "Everdell has performed a rare service for his readers. Dispelling much of the current nonsense about 'postmodernism, ' this book belongs on the very short list of profound works of cultural analysis."-Booklist "Innovative and impressive . . . [Everdell] has written a marvelous, erudite, and readable study."-Mark Bevir, Spectator "A richly eclectic history of the dawn of a new era in painting, music, literature, mathematics, physics, genetics, neuroscience, psychiatry and philosophy."-Margaret Wertheim, New Scientist "[Everdell] has himself recombined the parts of our era's intellectual history in new and startling ways, shedding light for which the reader of The First Moderns will be eternally grateful."-Hugh Kenner, The New York Times Book Review "Everdell shows how the idea of "modernity" arose before the First World War by telling the stories of heroes such as T. S. Eliot, Max Planck, and Georges Serault with such a lively eye for detail, irony, and ambiance that you feel as if you're reliving those miraculous years."-Jon Spayde, Utne Reader

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  • Title The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought
  • Author William R. Everdell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 509
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date 1998-07-15
  • ISBN 9780226224817 / 0226224813
  • Weight 1.52 lbs (0.69 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.96 x 5.93 x 1.27 in (22.76 x 15.06 x 3.23 cm)
  • Reading level 1480
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: Modern
  • Dewey Decimal Code 190.9

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  • New York Times, 09/13/1998, Page 44
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