Cambridge University Press Modernism, the Market and the Institution of the New

Review "Rosenquist's book provides an illuminating, well-written account of a pivotal moment in literary history [...] it deserves praise for offering an interesting new look at this literary movement." - Aaron Rosenberg, Journal of Modern Literature, 33(2) "Rosenquist's study has indeed altered that history. He offers fascinating narratives of the careers of these figures as seen through the prism of their anxiety regarding the high-modernist legacy. He points out compelling issues that continue to challenge the field of modernist studies." - Jonathan Goldman, Novel, 44(2) "Rosenquist makes brisk synopses, offers insightful comments, tells engaging and sometimes poignant anecdotes, and recounts the vicissitudes of his authors' careers." - Lawrence Rainey, Modern Language Quarterly, 71(4) "Rosenquist's book is indeed valuable for deepening our knowledge of those writers he has placed in a late modernist historical frame." - Tyrus Miller, Review of English Studies, 61(252) "Rosenquist's valuable contribution to the study of late modernism [...] opens exciting new pathways for scholarly work in this field." - Colin Gillis, Modern Fiction Studies, 56 (3) "[A] tightly argued book, which is clear, cogent, and refreshingly free of jargon and cant...Rosenquist is a 'belated' literary historian, seeking a patch of ground that has not been repeatedly tilled by others. This critical approach...is worthy of study...Recommended." -G. Grieve-Carlson, Choice July 2009 Product Description Modernism remains deeply connected to ideas of innovation, and this has created problems for successive generations of writers. For example, how does one create an original work when the 'new' has already been established, marketed and institutionalised? Rod Rosenquist's study focuses on the writers and poets who emerged after Modernism's high-water mark year of 1922, in which Ulysses, The Waste Land and the early Cantos were published. Seeking to refine our own understanding of the high modernists through the frequent difficulties encountered by the generation that succeeded them, this study discusses issues of cultural value, the relationship of history to innovation, and the market for new works in an era already dominated by the likes of Joyce, Eliot and Pound. Containing illuminating examinations of Wyndham Lewis, Laura Riding and Henry Miller, this study will be invaluable reading for those interested in Modernism and its complicated legacy. Book Description This book examines the problems faced by innovative writers working in a late modernist era dominated by Joyce, Eliot and Pound. About the Author Rod Rosenquist is Senior Lecturer in English at Newbold College.