 First edition | |
| Author | William R. Everdell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Modernism, philosophy, mathematics, history of ideas, art history |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 501 |
| ISBN | 0-226-22480-5 |
| OCLC | 45733213 |
The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought is a book on Modernism by the historian William Everdell, published in 1997 by the University of Chicago Press. A New York Times Notable Book of 1997, and included by the New York Public Library on its list of "25 Books to Remember from 1997", The First Moderns suggests that "the heart of Modernism is the postulate of ontological discontinuity".[1]
- ^ "Notable Books of the Year 1997". The New York Times. December 7, 1997. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- William R. Everdell (1997). The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 351.
- "25 Books to Remember from 1997". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2019-01-26.