Challenging the conventional wisdom that the 1930s were dominated by literary and photographic realism, Sensational Modernism uncovers a rich vein of experiment

Photos filled with the forlorn faces of hungry and impoverished Americans that came to characterize the desolation of the Great Depression are among the best kn

Sensational Modernism: Experimental Fiction and Photography in Thirties America

Surveying the expanding conflict in Europe during one of his famous fireside chats in 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt ominously warned that "we know of other

The modernist period was crucial for American literature as it gave writers the chance to be truly innovative and create their own distinct identity. Starting s