Modernism is a style, as well as an historical period, that arguably extends from Flaubert’s 19th century Madame Bovary to the period between World War I and II, and sometimes more generally to the present. It is an international movement that transgresses national and generic boundaries. No one technique or style defines a text as modernist. Through close reading and historical context, this course will examine several modern novels that span the continents. We'll pay special attention to colonialism and gender identity. We will also consider how modernist literature relates to other art forms. Texts include Duras, The Lover; James, Washington Square; Tanazaki, Naomi; Achebe, Things Fall Apart; Forster, A Passage to India; Hedayat, The Blind Owl; Puig, Kiss of the Spider Woman.

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