Tarr (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Modernist Satire of Pre-War Paris Bohemia, Avant-Garde Rivalries, Romance, and Artistic IdentityBy Wyndham Lewis
Length12h 2m
About this audiobook
Wyndham Lewis's Tarr is a bracing modernist novel set among bohemian artists and intellectuals in pre-war Paris, centering on Frederick Tarr, an English painter, and his entanglements with women, rivals, and aesthetic doctrines. Written in a jagged, satirical prose that resists Edwardian smoothness, the book exposes sentimentality, erotic self-deception, and artistic posturing with ruthless comic intelligence. Its hard-edged style places it alongside early modernist experiments while retaining the social bite of a novel of manners. Lewis, painter, critic, polemicist, and founder of Vorticism, brought to fiction the same angular energy that animated his visual art. His experiences in the avant-garde circles of London and Paris, his suspicion of romantic softness, and his desire to forge a severe, anti-sentimental modern art all inform Tarr. The novel's quarrels over masculinity, intellect, sexuality, and artistic authenticity reflect Lewis's own combative position within European modernism. Tarr is recommended for readers interested in the harsher, more satirical currents of modernist fiction. Demanding but exhilarating, it rewards attention with a vivid portrait of artistic life stripped of glamour and with one of the period's most distinctive prose styles.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Humor
Length12 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 9, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Tarr (Annotated)
33CHAPTER IX
2Introduction
34CHAPTER X
3Synopsis
35CHAPTER XI
4Historical Context
36PART V A MEGRIM OF HUMOUR
5PROLOGUE
37CHAPTER I
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6PART I BERTHA
38CHAPTER II
7CHAPTER I
39CHAPTER III
8CHAPTER II
40CHAPTER IV
9CHAPTER III
41CHAPTER V
10CHAPTER IV
42CHAPTER VI
11PART II DOOMED, EVIDENTLY. THE “FRAC”
43CHAPTER VII
12CHAPTER I
44CHAPTER VIII
13CHAPTER II
45PART VI HOLOCAUSTS
14CHAPTER III
46CHAPTER I
15CHAPTER IV
47CHAPTER II
16CHAPTER V
48CHAPTER III
17CHAPTER VI
49CHAPTER IV
18CHAPTER VII
50CHAPTER V
19CHAPTER VIII
51CHAPTER VI
20CHAPTER IX
52CHAPTER VII
21PART III BOURGEOIS-BOHEMIANS
53PART VII SWAGGER SEX
22CHAPTER I
54CHAPTER I
23CHAPTER II
55CHAPTER II
24PART IV A JEST TOO DEEP FOR LAUGHTER
56CHAPTER III
25CHAPTER I
57CHAPTER IV
26CHAPTER II
58CHAPTER V
27CHAPTER III
59CHAPTER VI
28CHAPTER IV
60EPILOGUE
29CHAPTER V
61Analysis
30CHAPTER VI
62Reflection
31CHAPTER VII
63Memorable Quotes
32CHAPTER VIII
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