Modernism and Theory boldly ask what – if any – role theory has to play in the new modernist studies. Separated into three sections, each with a clear introduction, this collection of new essays from leading critics outlines ongoing debates on the nature of modernist culture.

This collection

• examines aesthetic and methodological links between modernist literature and theory.
• addresses questions of the importance of theory to our understanding of ‘modernism’ and modernism as a literary category.
• considers intersections of modernism and theory within ethics, ecocriticism, and the avant-garde.

Concluding with an afterword from Fredric Jameson, the book makes use of an innovative dialogic format, offering a direct and engaging experience of the current debate in modernist studies.