Modernist Intimacies

Modernist Intimacies explores modern intimacy's roots in the early 20th century, challenging the notion of it as a private, familiar sphere. It offers twelve original perspectives on intimacy in modernist aesthetic and social practices, covering music-making, wartime radio broadcasting, transnational relations, diary-writing, sexual pleasure, queer religiosity, and same-sex love. The book highlights the resonance of modernist intimacies in our own time, drawing on a wide range of print literary texts and other media.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 18 February 2023
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Modernist Intimacies traces the origins of modern intimacy back to the early twentieth century, highlighting the significant role played by modernism in its development. It challenges the notion that intimacy is solely a private and familiar aspect of life, distinct from broader socio-political contexts. The book presents twelve newly commissioned chapters that offer fresh and original perspectives on intimacy as a vital dimension of modernist aesthetic and social practices. These chapters explore a diverse range of topics, including music-making, wartime radio broadcasting, transnational relations, diary-writing, sexual pleasure, queer religiosity, and same-sex love. By drawing on a wide array of print literary texts as well as other media such as church murals and sonic archives, the book also underscores the enduring resonance of modernist intimacies in our contemporary world.

Weight: 358g
Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474441841