Understanding Merleau-Ponty, Understanding Modernism brings into dialogue Maurice Merleau-Ponty''s phenomenology with modernist art, literature, music, film and neurophysiological discoveries, opening up the complexities of the philosopher''s phenomenology of perception to a broader audience across the arts.

An important resource for anyone interested in the links between modernism and philosophy, Understanding Merleau-Ponty, Understanding Modernism offers close readings of Merleau-Ponty''s key texts, explores modernist works in light of his thought, and provides an extended glossary of Merleau-Ponty''s central terms and concepts.