1913

<i>1913: The year of French modernism</i> is the first book to respond to two deceptively simple questions: What constituted modernism in France? and What is the place of France on the map of global modernism? Taking its cue from the seminal year 1913 an <i>annus mirabilis </i>for literature and art<i> </i>the book captures a snapshot of vibrant creativity in France and a crucial moment for the quickly emerging modernism throughout the world<i>.</i> Essays from specialists on works of literature art photography and cinema which were created or made public in and around 1913 outline in a dazzling fresco the protagonists strategies and genres the dynamics themes and legacies of what was French modernism.