Modernity and Progress

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"In the 1920s and '30s, understandings of time, place, and civilization were subjected to a barrage of new conceptions. Ronald Berman probes the work of three American writers who wrestled with one or more of these issues in ways of lasting significance." "Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Orwell all grapple with fluid notions of time: Hemingway's absolute present, Fitzgerald's obsession with what might be and what might have been, and Orwell's concerns with progress."--Jacket.

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  Modernism (Literature),  Literature and history,  American fiction,  History and criticism,  Progress in literature,  Fitzgerald, f. scott (francis scott), 1896-1940,  Hemingway, ernest, 1899-1961,  Orwell, george, 1903-1950,  American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century,  Critique et interprétation,  Roman américain,  Histoire et critique,  Modernisme (Littérature),  Littérature et histoire,  Progrès dans la littérature,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  American,  General,  Modernism - literary movements,  Literary criticism - general & miscellaneous,  20th century american literature - general & miscellaneous - literary criticism,  English fiction & prose literature - 20th century - literary criticism,  20th century american li

People: F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940),  George Orwell (1903-1950),  Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

Places: English-speaking countries

Times: 20th century