Authors and Art Movements of the Twentieth Century

This book explores the great influence of twentieth century artists and art movements on many major writers of the twentieth century.

Declan Lloyd holds a PhD in Literature from Lancaster University, where he teaches on modules within the ELCW (English and Creative Writing) and LICA (Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts) departments.

Introduction Chapter 1 - Gertrude Stein, Cubism and the Intricacies of Interiority Chapter 2 - William Burroughs, Dada and the Cut-up Compulsion Chapter 3 - J. G. Ballard, Surrealism and the Curation of Catastrophe Chapter 4 - Douglas Coupland, Pop Art and the Aesthetes of Apocalypse Conclusion