This book argues that British proletarian literature was a politicised form of modernism which culturally transformed Britain.

Analyses what makes an acting performance excellent, through a range of examples from world cinema

“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book Review Hailed

A compact introduction to modernism--why it began, what it is, and how it hasshaped virtually all aspects of 20th and 21st century life