In this presentation I have talked about three literary terms with the reference of Modernist Literature. This are the three terms 1) The Theatre of the Absurd 2) The Campus Novel and 3) Angry young Men.
1. Department of English
Name: Gohil Devikaba J
Roll no.: 05
Paper no.: 09
Paper Name: The Modernist Literature
Topic name: Selected terms: 1) The
Theatre of the Absurd 2) The Campus
Novel 3) Angry Young Men
E-mail ID: devikagohil13@gmail.com
Submitted to: M.K.B.U
3. 1) The Theatre of the Absurd:
Character
istics
Actions
are futile
– no goal
State of
hopeless
ness
Man as
center of
universe
Language
- break
down
Speech
doesn’t
make any
sense
Illogical
situations
6. 2) The Campus Novel:
This term is also known as ‘The University
novel’.
It is mainly a British genre.
And it deals with university life.
These novels reflects an anxiety in
universities about the fate of the
humanities, the ethics of research and
funding and the politics of appointments.
8. 3) Angry Young Men:
This term is used to describe 1950s
group of writers mainly dramatists and
novelists.
These group of writers were unhappy
with the cultural distinctions.
They were against elitism of England,
social inequality and injustice of the
state.
9. Well known Names:
John Osborne Philip Larkin
John Wain John Braine
Alan Sillitoe
Terence
Rattigan