Viral Modernism

Viral Modernism reveals the literary and cultural impact of one of the deadliest plagues in history, the influenza pandemic of 1918–1919, bringing to light how it shaped canonical works of fiction and poetry. Elizabeth Outka shows how and why the contours of modernism shift when we account for the pandemic’s hidden but widespread presence.

Modernismul viral dezvaluie impactul literar si cultural al uneia dintre cele mai mortale plagi din istorie, pandemia de gripa din 1918-1919, aducand la iveala modul in care a modelat operele canonice de fictiune si poezie. Elizabeth Outka arata cum si de ce contururile modernismului se schimba atunci cand explicam prezenta ascunsa, dar raspandita a pandemiei.