MODERNISM (1915-1945)
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CHARACTERISTICS

DIFFERENCES

Importance

Rejection of traditional themes and subjects.

Sense of disillusionment and loss of faith

Emphasis on bold experimentation in style.

Interest in the inner workings of the human mind

Absurdity

Symbolism

Experimentation

Individualism

Individual was more interesting than society.

New rhymes schemas.

Writers infused topics with significant meanings.

Formalism

Authors use formal language.

Authors depicted this absurdity in their works

MODERNISM

POSTMODERNISM

Characterized by the radical break from the traditional forms of prose and verse

Characterized by the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions.

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MAIN AUTHORS OF THE PERIOD

William Faulkner

Ernest Hemingway

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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