MODERNISM (1915-1945)
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.
MAIN AUTHORS OF THE PERIOD
William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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