PPT-American Modernism

19001945 Between World Wars Many historians have described the period between the two World Wars as a traumatic coming of age In a postIndustrial Revolution era America had moved from an agrarian nation to an urban nation. realism.. . Arguably . the most paradigmatic motive of modernism is the rejection of . tradition and . its reprise, incorporation, rewriting, recapitulation, revision and parody in new . forms.. . Modernism . Reading Contemporary Fiction. Lecture Week Seven. Structure of the lecture. Realism, a brief recap.. Modernism. Modernist . Fiction. Post-Structuralism and Post-Modernism. A Post-Modern text: 500 Days of Summer. Original publication date- 1925. Prior knowledge?. Gatsby Intro- Context. Post war. Pre-Crash. Prohibition. Old Money vs. New Money. American Dream. Gatsby Intro- Modernism. The term modernism refers to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities evident in the art and literature of the post-World War One period. . The term was applied to a whole host of movements, many in art, music, and literature, that reacted against modernism, and are typically marked by revival of traditional elements and techniques.. Literature of this period reflects the social activism and social change characteristic of the times. In the latter half of this period, the influence of the digital age is reflected in new and emerging forms of writing and literacy.. "modernism"). It is a further theme of this work that this influence has been for the worse, not for the better. Modernism in philosophy is characterized by skepticism "father of modern philosophy post-modernism. My intent in this paper is to refute the thesis that the black humor is a modern invention. I am about the attitude to death and life inherent for this kind of humor, arguing that i Events and trends that helped shape Modernism. History that led to Modernism. World War I 1914-1918. First “modern” war. Employed new artillery firepower (machine guns, Howitzers shells, tanks, airplane . The . Lost. Generation. -Isms. Romanticism, Dark Romanticism, Transcendentalism. (Louisiana Purchase, figuring out the role of government, industrialization vs. nature). Realism. (Reaction to the Civil War, push to make literature relatable). Movements in Literature and Art. Modernism in Literature. Post WWI, pre WWII. Nontraditional syntax and forms. Accessible to everyone, not just academics. Pessimistic picture of a culture in chaos. Question moral and philosophical meanings. 1914-1945. Major Influences. World War I. The Jazz Age/Roaring Twenties. Prohibition. The Harlem Renaissance. 19. th. Amendment (Women Suffrage). The . Great Depression. The New . Deal. Factories. Larger cities. Defining. Modernism. “I haven’t changed my mind about modernism from the first day I ever did it…It means integrity; it means honesty; it means the absence of sentimentality and the absence of nostalgia; it means simplicity; it means clarity. That’s what modernism means to me.”. unresolved. different meanings across fields. Politics and Econ. Arts. Religion – it is heresy (original use). Modernism. ’. s Materials. the everyday – boring, mundane. day novels – . Ulysses. Modernism 1 Modernism….. An international artistic movement Architecture, arts and crafts, film and literature Began in the latter part of the 19 th century Came to an end(?) in the middle of the twentieth century Questions to consider . Define the word “modern” in your own words:. What does the word modern mean to you? . What are its associations?. Is it a positive or negative term? Why?. Definition. Modernism is a literary and cultural international movement which flourished in the first decades of the 20th century. It reflects a sense of cultural crisis which was both exciting and disquieting, in that it opened up a whole new vista of human possibilities at the same time as putting into question any previously accepted means of grounding and evaluating new ideas. Modernism is marked by experimentation, particularly manipulation of form, and by the realization that knowledge is not absolute..