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
Rating★★★ 3.4 (570)
Includes Goodreads
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)
26CHAPTER II
2Introduction
27CHAPTER III
3Synopsis
28CHAPTER IV
4Historical Context
29CHAPTER V
5PROLOGUE
30CHAPTER VI
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6PART I BERTHA
31CHAPTER VII
7CHAPTER I
32CHAPTER VIII
8CHAPTER II
33CHAPTER IX
9CHAPTER III
34CHAPTER X
10CHAPTER IV
35CHAPTER XI
11PART II DOOMED, EVIDENTLY. THE “FRAC”
36PART V A MEGRIM OF HUMOUR
12CHAPTER I
37CHAPTER I
13CHAPTER II
38CHAPTER II
14CHAPTER III
39CHAPTER III
15CHAPTER IV
40CHAPTER IV
16CHAPTER V
41CHAPTER V
17CHAPTER VI
42CHAPTER VI
18CHAPTER VII
43CHAPTER VII
19CHAPTER VIII
44CHAPTER VIII
20CHAPTER IX
45PART VI HOLOCAUSTS
21PART III BOURGEOIS-BOHEMIANS
46CHAPTER I
22CHAPTER I
47CHAPTER II
23CHAPTER II
48CHAPTER III
24PART IV A JEST TOO DEEP FOR LAUGHTER
49CHAPTER IV
25CHAPTER I
50CHAPTER V
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