This is an expanded and updated new edition of an established text which provides original analyses of the main Modernist movements, including Futurism, Expressionism, Cubism, Dadaism and Surrealism. This is a new edition of an established and highly-regarded introduction to each of the main Modernist movements. It features a new chapter on African-American Modernisms. It is updated and expanded in the light of recent research. Peter Nicholls provides original analytic accounts of the main Modernist movements. Close readings of key texts monitor the histories of Futurism, Expressionism, Cubism, Dadaism and Surrealism.