Pros And Cons Of Modernism

1. Introduction Writing about a living phenomenon is a complicated effort especially when realizing it is a dynamic, changeable and heterogeneous structure. This happens when we try to study contemporary practices today, in postmodern era, which is definitely a special expression of specific moment. If Modernism, among others, tried to enforce authority, postmodernism brought anarchy. Many things found today in postmodernism can be traced back, transformed of course, in the main modern flows; dadaism, futurism, surrealism.

Analysis of Musical Piece (Song of the Abolitionist) The nineteenth century was a rather important and busy century which saw the rise of the British Imperial Empire and a newly formed United States. Hence, there were 3 major art movements during this period which includes Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Impressionism. Neoclassicism was an intellectual art movement that reflected the rational way of thinking. Romanticism was an art movement that reflected emotions instead of rationale and it strongly emphasised on an individual rather than the society. Whereas lastly, Impressionism was an art movement where radical artists broke up the traditional standards of painting.

The opposing viewers believe New Criticism, a technique that looks at how literary techniques while analyzing a story, is the better was to approach a storyline. While both techniques do try to find a deeper meaning of a book are valid and acceptable, looking at the history behind a book gives details and context that New Criticism can not. This view of the of Heart of Darkness in relation to the mind of Conrad allows us to see the true purpose of this expansively progressive book, giving readers a look into imperialism at its core. Not only does Conrad’s own history affect his writing, but it is also a major building block and base of the creation of Heart of Darkness. Conrad and his expression through his characters bring the view that Imperialism and the civilized world have their own heart of darkness into the

In many ways, postmodernism is perceived as a direct contrast to modernism and postmodern artists embody a large sense of rebellion seen explicitly in their works. (Postmodern Powerpoint) In terms of literature, writers during the postmodernism period used a lot of play and irony as the main themes and juxtaposed fiction with non-fiction. (Postmodernism Powerpoint) For example, in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five, the reader finds that the main

Modernism is a movement that arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernism rejected the certainty of Enlightenment thinking. Modernist poetry refers to poetry written, mainly in Europe and North America, between 1890 and 1950 in the tradition of modernist literature. It is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional styles of poetry and verse. Modernists experimented with literary expression and form, stick to Ezra Pound 's maxim to “Make it new”.

To unearth these deeper meanings Cat’s Cradle must be examined through the Cold War paranoia, rejection of spirituality, and tenuous grasp on reality that defined its era of postmodernism. Postmodernism arose from modernism, itself a “criticism of the nineteenth-century bourgeois social order and its worldview.” Born out of apathy for the nineteenth century ideals of realism and traditionalism modernism was a cultural movement that encompassed art, music, philosophy, religion, science, and literature. These disparate fields were united by the central forward-thinking tenets of Modernist thought represented most concisely by

This essay will evaluate if Gettier truly did “single-handedly change the course of epistemology”. It will do so by acknowledging some criticisms towards Gettier. Consequently, this essay will assert that several decades later the Gettier cases are still successful in questioning JTB and thus the philosophical analysis of knowledge has yet to be resolved. What is the analysis of knowledge? As epistemologists, it seems somewhat instinctual that we should understand what knowledge is compromised of.

It is exactly in the preface of The Picture of Dorian Gray, that Wilde, defending himself from the critiques that the book received after its first publication, writes: “Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital. When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself” (Wilde VII). The same contradictions and debates mentioned in Shelley’s case, can easily be found regarding Wilde’s work. The professor Nils Clausson states that “Dorian Gray has always provoked contradictory interpretations, but underlying the disagreements about the work 's meaning there has persisted a more fundamental debate about what kind of novel it should be read as” (Clausson 1). The Picture of Dorian Gray is, indeed, a very controversial romance, which has been reinterpreted multiple times.

The Canterbury Tales had a great impact on English literature. Chaucer wrote in a style that was undoubtedly nontraditional. Through his strong vocabulary and his utilization of different methods, he captures his audience’s attention. “The connections made by the individual writers between the self-serving confessions and the celebrity expose the didacticism of the exemplum and modern ghost stories. The vain delusion common to the fabliaux attest to both the malleability and the modernity of Chaucer 's material.” (Forni, 171-89).

Was the old world end? Writers reacted to this question by turning toward Modernist emotion. Modernist fiction spoke of the inner self and consciousness. Instead of progress, the Modernist writer saw a decline of civilization. Instead of new technology, the Modernist writer saw cold machinery and increased capitalism, which alienated the individual and led to loneliness.

Transformational Knowledge in Frankenstein There are countless ways to interpret Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. New scientific insight constantly shines on the novel as scholarship brings in history of the period and Shelley’s background. While using the lens of an 1814 lecture on the nature of life or Percy Shelley’s engrossment with electricity can show undeniable bearing on the text, these readings do not fully encapsulate Shelley’s critiques of science. Critics tend to only use these factors to acknowledge any scientific impact on the writing, and while I agree with them, I believe readers need to stress the issue of knowledge as much as historical factors. Alan Rauch identifies knowledge as the central theme of Frankenstein in his reading