The Modernist Web is a site dedicated to research into the beginnings, influence, and development of literary modernism. Although much of the content on this site is related to modernist poetry, it is hoped that over time the information on this site will be much broader in scope.
Detail from “Racehorses”
David Bomberg (1911)
Detail from “A Canadian Gun Pit”
Wyndham Lewis (1918)
Detail from “The Menin Road”
Paul Nash (1919)
Detail from “Dancing Figures”
Wyndham Lewis (1914)
Detail from “The Mudbath”
David Bomberg (1914)
Detail from “Ezra Pound”
Wyndham Lewis (1939)
The Modernist Web
Modernist Poetry
Browse our ever expanding list of modernist poems, including works by Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot. Some of the poems are annotated, allowing readers new to modernist tradition to overcome some of the difficulties associated with these poems.
Modernist Prose
Browse our collection of essays and fiction written by modernists. Over time, this list will grow to include novels, short stories, and selected essays written by a variety of artists. The first section of Ulysses, Telemachus, is annotated, and work has begun on the second episode, Nestor.
Modernist Magazines
Modernist magazines such as Poetry and The Little Review published some of the best known names in modernism long before the artists themselves became popular. Our goal is to provide searchable, digital copies of as many of these publications as possible.
Modernist Scholarship
In progress...
Facsimile Texts
Browse our collection of digital copies of early editions of modernist texts. While the current offering is relatively modest, over time we hope to add to this collection and thus provide a valuable resource for students and scholars of modernism.