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. The Waste Land. 434 Lines. Published in 1922. Considered one of, if not the, most important poem of the 20. th. century.. Edited by Ezra Pound, leading poet of the Modern Period.. The Waste Land. The five parts of . Background. 1901-1910 – Edward VII. 1902 – End of The Anglo-Boer War. 1910-1936 – George V. 1914-1918 – First World War. 1916 – Dublin, . Easter Rising. 1917 – Revolution in Russia. 1918 – Vote for Women over 30 years of age in G.B.. 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. 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.. . Post-modernism. . . POST-MODERNISM . Postmodernism is a concept that encompasses a wide range of ideals, methods and practices. It is more importantly not a philosophical movement in itself, but rather, incorporates a number of philosophical and critical methods that can be considered 'postmodern', the most familiar methods include . "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 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). wars, Prosperity, & Depression. Modernism. Recognized not only in literature, but also. a. rchitecture. p. hilosophy. p. sychology. a. nthropology. painting. m. usic. sculpture. t. he sciences. A Movement of Cultural Crisis. 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. Rajesh Kevin Sanjay. “Modernism is not a precise label but instead a way of referring to the efforts of many individuals across the arts who tried to move away from established modes of representations”. 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 Modernism 1915-1940 After World War I Disillusionment with eternal verities of “glory,” “honor,” and “patriotism” after what the soldiers had witnessed. Gertrude Stein (actually, she overheard this): “You are all a lost generation.” 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..