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Modernism In LiteraturePresentation Transcript * 1. Modernism in literature An overwiew of early 20th century literary trends * 2. Definition Modernism is a literary and cultural international movement which flourished in the first decades of the 20th century. Modernism is not a term to which a single meaning can be ascribed . It may be applied both to the content and to the form of a work, or to either in isolation. 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 . * 3. A few dates 1909 First “Manifesto” of Italian Futurism 1910 Death of Edward VII Post-impressionist exhibition in London 1913 Russian Cubo-futurism English Verticism 1916-20 Dada 1912-17 Imagism Tradition and individual Talent by TS Eliot 1922 Ts. Eliot’s The Waste Land J. Joyce’s Ulysses Death of M.Proust * 4. Modernism as a movement Modernism as a movement can be recognized not only in literature but also in The sciences Philosophy Psychology Anthropology Painting Music Sculpture Architecture * 5. General Features Modernism was built on a sense of lost community and civilization and embodied a series of contradictions and paradoxes, embraced multiple features of modern sensibility Revolution and conservatism Loss of a sense of tradition lamented in an extreme form of reactionary conservatism celebrated as a means of liberation from the past Increasing dominance of technology condemned vehemently embraced as the flagship of progress * 6. Consequences Productive insecurity originated Aesthetics of experimentation Fragmentation Ambiguity Nihilism Variety of theories Diversity of practices *
Modernism In LiteraturePresentation Transcript * 1. Modernism in literature An overwiew of early 20th century literary trends * 2. Definition Modernism is a literary and cultural international movement which flourished in the first decades of the 20th century. Modernism is not a term to which a single meaning can be ascribed . It may be applied both to the content and to the form of a work, or to either in isolation. 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 . * 3. A few dates 1909 First “Manifesto” of Italian Futurism 1910 Death of Edward VII Post-impressionist exhibition in London 1913 Russian Cubo-futurism English Verticism 1916-20 Dada 1912-17 Imagism Tradition and individual Talent by TS Eliot 1922 Ts. Eliot’s The Waste Land J. Joyce’s Ulysses Death of M.Proust * 4. Modernism as a movement Modernism as a movement can be recognized not only in literature but also in The sciences Philosophy Psychology Anthropology Painting Music Sculpture Architecture * 5. General Features Modernism was built on a sense of lost community and civilization and embodied a series of contradictions and paradoxes, embraced multiple features of modern sensibility Revolution and conservatism Loss of a sense of tradition lamented in an extreme form of reactionary conservatism celebrated as a means of liberation from the past Increasing dominance of technology condemned vehemently embraced as the flagship of progress * 6. Consequences Productive insecurity originated Aesthetics of experimentation Fragmentation Ambiguity Nihilism Variety of theories Diversity of practices *
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