Define Modernism, Post-modernism, and 21st-century eras in literature. Modernism began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Europe and North America, and is characterized by a very self- conscious break with traditional ways of writing, in both poetry and prose fiction. Post-modernism is a form of literature which is marked, both stylistically and ideologically, by a reliance on such literary conventions as fragmentation, paradox, unreliable narrators, often unrealistic and downright
Modernism is a movement which started around the end of the 19th century. Modernism affected many scientific fields and arts and especially literature. Literary modernism is characterized by breaking away from traditions of the previous century and the use of innovative narrative techniques and experimentation in writing. William Faulkner’s novel the Sound and The Fury is often considered as one of the most influential modernist novel in American literature. This chapter offers the literary background
Modernism and postmodernism are two types of evolution that manifest certain divergence between them and they are based on the shift in cultural and social behavior around the world. Both modernism and postmodernism took place in late 19th and 20th centuries. The main difference between modernism and postmodernism is that modernism is distinguished by the total break from the traditional forms of prose and verse or literature whereas postmodernism is distinguished by the self-conscious use of earlier
PERIOD OF MODERNISM IN LITERATURE There are many debates over the origins and nature of the term modernism. The concept of modernism can be interpreted differently. It can be understood as a movement, a period, a genre, a style or an ideology, but despite all the arguments on the subject, it is a fact, that modernism is considered to be the most important artistic-cultural phenomenon of the 20th century. In literature, however, and literary studies especially, the concept of modernism is known as
In the aftermath of the horrifying first world war events, people felt disillusioned and betrayed by authority figures. Consequently, they began to question universal truths, institutions , and the future of humanity. People sought explanations for what had happened and what is happening to their society .This acted as a catalyst for the emergence of modernism . Modernism is a notable literary movement which spoke of the inner self and consciousness. Indeed , modernist works attempted to rebel
2. The English Novel 1945-1990 The history of the post-war novel in English, and also that of drama and poetry, cannot be understood without reference to the coexistence in the first half of the twentieth century of Modernism and the more traditional approaches to literature inherited from the Victorian period. The Modernist writers reacted against realism in fiction and the remains of Romantic sentimentalism in poetry by introducing technical innovations that could be used to look at reality from
prevailing all around. In the first eight lines of the poem Yeats gives a very vivid and suggestive picture of the spiritual chaos prevailing in modern times. In Sailing to Byzantium Yeats aspired to attain eternity by his spiritual voyage to Byzantium. Yeats started his long literary career as a romantic poet and gradually evolved into a modernist poet. There are four common themes love, Irish Nationalism, religious awareness and mysticism in Yeats’ poetry but modernism is the overriding theme in
The purpose of this essay is to investigate the Modernism in English literature especially in The Translator (a novel written by Leila Aboulela). Modernist literature is a major English genre of fiction writing, popular from the 1910s into the 1960s. After the end of the reign of Queen Victoria in 1901, the industrialization and globalization are increasing. New technology and the horrifying events of both World Wars (but specifically World War I and atomic bomb) made many people question the future
had written his first novel called Cup of Gold in 1929, and met and married his first wife, Carol Henning. Then he had written many other novels like, The Pastures of Heaven (1932), and To a God Unknown (1933) and many other novels. He served as a war correspondent for the New York Herald tribune during World War II. Steinbeck had died of heart disease on December 20, 1968, at his home in New York City. •Modernism Literary Movement Literary modernism, or modernist literature, has its origins
Literature in general is a reflection of the life of the people, individuals, communities and societies. African American writers have engaged in a creative literary writing and explore identity, fragmentation, hardships and sufferings of the African descents in America. The history of African-Americans has been a paradox of incredible triumph in the face of tremendous human tragedy. The present study will examine the black experience in white America in late 19th century as well as through the twentieth