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BOOK REVIEW: Improvisation and the Making of American Literary Modernism

Paul Watkins

Published: 2012-05-08

Paul Watkins reviews "Improvisation and the Making of Literary Modernism," written by Rob Wallace.

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Improvisation implies a deep connection between the personal and the communal, self and world. A “good” improviser successfully navigates musical and institutional boundaries and the desire for self-expression, pleasing not only herself but the listener as well.

– Rob Wallace