historyenglish704@gmail.com ABSTRACT John Fowles, a great contributor to Twentieth Century literary scenario, takes past and present as two different entities and intermix in his fiction so as acknowledge the vitality of both. His novels dealt with past eras and characters with the shadows of the present time. The selection of narrative form and setting add to the tune of intermixing process. He does not merely intermix instead at points he separates both so as to bring the difference of the periods. The
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
movements are styles or tendencies that relate to a specific philosophy followed by a group of people during a restricted period of time. Art movements evolved over centuries from the beginning of time, which was important for the current modern art era. Each progressive art movement was the avant-garde where individual innovated & experimented with the new. The progression & change meant pushing boundaries of what was accepted. Art movements were not restricted to mainstream art. It included culture
call the Modern Movement. The Modern Movement was a philosophical movement that arose as a response to the Victorian culture and World War I. It was a radical change in the mindset of the people. There are a lot of different opinions on when the movement began. But it is mostly believed that the movement began in the 19th century. It began in England to overthrow the dominant trends of Victorian England. A lot of factors added to its rise. The industrial revolution was another very massive factor that
title from this literature that was developed during the reign of Queen Victoria, this famous literature is known as the Victorian Era Literature. Novels from that era idealized the portrayal of difficult lives. Indeed, such is shown in the novels “The Woman in White” and “Dracula”. The literature in this period was introduced by romanticism. Then, it was followed by modernism. Actually, it can also be called a union of romantic and realistic style of writing. In fact, literacy increased during this
instantly portrays the hypocrisy of the Victorian middle class, a Dolls House was written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879 a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of realism" and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre. The story takes place on Christmas eve where Nora and Torvald the two main characters represent the importance of gender roles and social image throughout the Victorian era. The conflict of the story is driven by
mass produced. Sigfriend Bing- Ran the art gallery Maison de l ' Art Nouveau or House of New Art which Art Nouveau is named after. Aubrey Beardsley- Created Block prints in black ink that were seen as controversial, grotesque and taboo in the Victorian era.
The beginning of the twentieth century is considered as the turning point in the history of the world. This change has been wittily highlighted in the themes and techniques of the works of the poet, playwright, essayist, and critic T.S. Eliot. The era from 1900 to 1950 parallels the considerable span of the literary prosperity of T.S. Eliot. His works served as a vernacular to the dramatic change of the society in the shape of ‘futility’ and ‘anarchy’ that accompanied that change in the way of life
of Victoria, has been regarded throughout time as a period of astonishing progress and prosperity, that transformed Victorian Britain from “a largely rural society, based on a monopoly of state-controlled interests, to an urban and industrial society, based on an increasing culture of individualism and capitalism” (Purchase, 2006: 3). For the British society, its early to mid-Victorian years set up an expanding productive economy, with domestic and colonial achievements around the world, establishing
the man’s domain. Daily life in the Victorian era was very moralistic and was inspired by proper decorum and even the thought of opposing its norms was considered as transgression. Most marriages were ruled by social reputation, respectability and economic manners and marriage and bestowing a child upon their husband was the highest honour a woman could receive and because of all this and due to the very fact that this play has been written in the Victorian era Henrik Ibsen has fostered the main theme