Modernism - Literature

Subject Headings

Subject Headings are assigned by the Library of Congress and organize books into categories, and can also be used to browse books that fall under those categories.

• Modernism (Literature)
• American poetry--20th century
• American prose literature--20th century
• English poetry--20th century
• English prose literature--20th century

Search Terms

• Modernis*
  • This will include both Modernism and Modernist in the search results
• (20th OR twentieth) centur*
  • This will include the different ways to spell 20th century; and will also include century and centuries
• (author OR writer OR poet OR novelist)
  • This will include any of these, and individual terms can be added or taken out to narrow or broaden results
• “Bloomsbury”
  • This is the name of the place in England where the literary movement was most prominent
• (poem OR poetry OR prose)
  • This will include any of these, and individual terms can be added or taken out to narrow or broaden results