Understanding Bergson, Understanding Modernism

Henri Bergson is frequently cited amongst the holy trinity of major influences on Modernism-literary and otherwise-alongside Sigmund Freud and William James. Gilles Deleuze''s Bergsonism has re-popularized Bergson for the 21st century, so much so that, perhaps, our Bergson is Deleuze''s Bergson.

Despite renewed interest in Bergson, his influence remains understudied and consequently undervalued. W...