PPT-Modernism

19141945 By Fatima amp Ravina What is modernism Modernism is used to describe a movement of which was established during the 1900s and refers to the act of thinking outside the box . Week. . 2, Day 1. (8 September 2015). Did You Buy the Class Text??. There is ONE class text ONLY that you MUST obtain for this class. . It’s available from the English Department office (1027), and it costs just 6000 won . 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 . PROFESSOR SHELDON SCHIFFER. MAYMESTER VERSION. 
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. Office hours: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM . Daily. Office. :. 25 Park . Place South – Room . 1023. phone. : 404-413-. 5623. email. : schiffer@gsu.. 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 . 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.. 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 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. Dubliners. : James Joyce . Shahd. . Alshammari. , AOU, Spring Semester 2013/14. Intro to Part One. The short story as ‘the child of the century’ Elizabeth Brown. . The concept of literary period- historical, cultural, artistic. . 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.. Parallelisms and Differences. Critical Studies Series for PG English. Shalini. Rachel Varghese. Asst. Professor, Christian College, . Chengannur. Introduction. Modernism and Postmodernism -two movements in lit and art.