New Directions
The lost Generation
Modernist literature
authors
characteristics
In the early twentieth century there was a big revolution in technology and major things were invented such as the telephone, the radio, the tank and others.
Because of the inovations that happened in Europe and America the time from 1910 - 1930 was called modernism
this time is presented mostly in the big crash of the economy that was presented through this years.
Modernism was majorly reflected by World War I.
Before the breakthrough of WWI people had high hopes about the future of the century, especially when after the Panama canal U.S became a world power.
During this time, the European artists and American artists converge more often, mostly to share there ideas about the different arts.
"great deppresion"
new arts
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new type of arts such as cubism and surrealism were invented
US travel to become a world power
U.S wealth grow exponentially after the Spanish - American War and the Panama canal construction.
the term "lost generation" was used on people post-war period, mostly because of the poverty they suffered and the destroyed hopes of modernism.
before WWI
post-war
T.S Eliot
Robert Frost
Eugene O´neille
Ernest Heminghway
Carl Sandburg
James Joyce
Modernist literature tried to break the normal ideas and styles that were given about literature.
The biggest exponential of modernist literature was James Joyce.
it is considered as experimental using atypical rhythm and metrics that poetry is used to.
modernist liked their reader to get there own conclusions about there stories.
modernist created a route to the new arts
timeline
American events
World Events
1913, Henry Ford pioneers assembly line, producing 1000 Model T automobiles a day
1917, U.S Declares war on Germany
1920, women gain right to vote
1924, Congress makes all native born American Indians citizens
1929, Stock Market crashes; beginning of Great Depression
1912, The Titanicsinks on its maiden vogaye
1914, Beginning of World War I
1918, Worldwide Influenza epidemic
1928, Sir Alexandeer Fleming discovers penicillin
1932, Nazi party wins plurality in national election of Germany
Thanks to the different discoveries from the era many stories were written about that themes.
The new ways of thinking of modernism often clashed with the past ideas of the 19th century.
Most people who wrote at the beginning of the 20th century went to World War I.