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    Anti-Hero and Postmodernism

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    210 THE RETURN OF THE ANTI-HERO English Literature from the 1950s onwards A very definite new trend in English Literature‚ in novels and especially in plays ‚ began to emerge from the 1950s onwards. This was the return of the “anti-hero”‚ and was to become the dominant feature of writing through the 1950s to the 1970s. In order to examine exactly what an “Anti-Hero” is‚ it is necessary to look back on what had gone before. The Hero in World Literature The literature of all countries at all

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    greater responsibility for their own affairs‚ which had been done for them for years without their control. The post-reservation period also pushed out the popularity and demand of modernism art. Thus‚ native artists began to affirm their aboriginal identity within their artwork more so than ever (Essays‚

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    Dillon Curttright September 21‚ 2012 ENGL 10521 Lindsey Hursh Journal 9 1. Austerity - severity of discipline‚ regime‚ expression‚ or design Tawdry - cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality Lexicon - a reference book that alphabetically lists words and their meanings‚ e.g. of an ancient language Emblematically - relating to‚ consisting of‚ or acting as an emblem Sumptuous - magnificent or grand in appearance Disjunction - a disconnection of joined parts or things Repudiates - to disapprove

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    Modernist literature came into its own due to increasing industrialization and globalization.(Notes) Modernism is notoriously difficult to define clearly because the term encompasses a variety of specific artistic and philosophical movements including symbolism.(UNLV) Ernest Hemingway has a modernist style of storytelling. “Hills Like White Elephants” by Hemingway has many elements that illustrates modernism. The first element of its characteristics is the questioning of the the meaning and importance

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    following elements of modernism:  Select one or more: a. fragmentary nature of thought b. erasing the disctinction between high and low art  c. using the first person voice  d. subjectivity  Feedback The correct answer is: fragmentary nature of thought‚ subjectivity Question 3 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text List the three major ideas discussed in Klages’s essay in the order in which they appear in history. Select one: a. modernity‚ modernism‚ and postmodernism 

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    Brutalism Research Paper

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    The notorious architectural style known as Brutalism grew out of the rigorous principles of European Modernism and dominated British architecture in the 1950s and 60s. Brutalism gave us the 1960s tower blocks and estates that are now so unpopular with the public. Britain suffered a large amount of destruction during the Second World War and its towns and cities needed rebuilding once the conflict had ended. Post-war reconstruction had to be achieved quickly and cheaply: this was not a time for esoteric

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    The Cherry Orchard

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    Modernist Literature In the world of literature‚ modernism is represented by the moving away from traditional rules and practices‚ looking at man’s place in the world with a realistic view‚ and experimenting with form and style. Modernism focuses on the use of language and the function of the actual writing. Modernist literature moves away from Romanticism by exploring subject matter that in the past was viewed as boring and often pessimistic. Instead of using language that is poetic‚ the language

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    Modernist Literature

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    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 ordered‚ stable and inherently meaningful worldview of the nineteenth century could not‚ wrote T.S. Eliot‚ accord with "the immense panorama of futility and anarchy which is contemporary history." Modernism thus marks a distinctive break with Victorian bourgeois morality; rejecting nineteenth-century optimism‚ they presented a profoundly pessimistic

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    CEO’s ability to make right decisions while investing the money. Hatch and Cunliffe stated that the data which modernists recognize are from the five senses‚ through what they see‚ heard‚ touch‚ smell and tasted (Hatch and Cunliffe‚ 2006: 15). Modernism organization works according to the system implemented by the general system theory. The system can be set through deductive modes where theories are tested by using practice (Hatch and Cunliffe‚ 2006: 26). It is aimed to build a set of rules that

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    Grenz Review

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    time passes‚ different themes are presented throughout society. These themes tend to make attempts at disproving its predecessor. In Stanley J. Grenz’ book‚ A Primer on Postmodernism‚ he discusses the two most recent ideas supported by the public; modernism and postmodernism. The opposition is apparent between the eras of modernity and postmodernity. As described by Grenz‚ modernity focuses on the individual‚ using reasoning as a source of the truth. This belief causes truth to be relative. Postmodernity’s

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