PPT-Modernism in literature

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. 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 . (1914-1945) . By Fatima & . Ravina. What is modernism?. Modernism is used to describe a movement of which was established during the 1900’s and refers to the act of, . “thinking outside the box” . 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.. 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 . 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. 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”. Periods of Literature: . Renaissance: 1400’s-1600’s. Enlightenment: 1650- 1800. Romanticism: 1798 – 1870. Realism/Naturalism: 1850-1914 . Victorian Period: 1832- 1901. Modernism: 1870’s – 1965. 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.” A sequel to the hit PowerPoint presentation,. Modernism: More than a mass of crudely drawn rectangles, thank you very much. . (. link here. , in case you forgot that one). * . Menand. , Louis. “Saved From Drowning.” Rev. of . Four major concerns of modernist writers:. Concern with the complexities of form. Concern with the representation of inward states of consciousness. Concern with a sense of the nihilistic disorder behind the ordered surface of life. 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. Dr. Betül ALTAŞ. Modern . Period. In the second half of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century, both natural and social sciences in Europe had enormously advanced..