Modernism and world war i
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Modernism emerged in the early 1900s as a rejection of 19th century optimism and morality. It presented a deeply pessimistic view of culture disillusioned by World War I. Modernist works transformed literature, art, music and more with a feeling of lost community. Influential modernist writers like T.S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway and Virginia Woolf addressed these themes. World War I introduced modern weapons and was one of history's bloodiest conflicts, influencing modern literature to focus on cultural degradation.
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- 1. Modernism and World War I A presentation by Alex Morton
- 2. Modernism • Movement started in 1900 • Modernism marks a distinctive separation from optimistic Victorian morality. • Rejects optimism of the nineteenth century and presented a deeply pessimistic picture of a disillusioned culture. This level of despair often causes apathy and moral contingency. • Can also be referred to as the radical shift in art and literature styles post- WWI era. • One of the most influential periods for literature, art and science.
- 3. Modernism As a Movement • Although modernism is known best for its literary works, it also dramatically changed the sciences, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, painting, music, sculpture, and architecture. • Modernism was created on a feeling of lost community and civilization. It personified a series of paradoxes and contradictions. The movement often referred to society as “the lost generation.”
- 4. Influential Writers From left to right: Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Frost, Virginia Woolf, W.B. Yeats.
- 5. W.B Yeats • Born 1865, Ireland. • Strongly advocated a democratic government after WWI. • Served as an Irish Senator. • Died 1939, France.
- 6. T.S. Eliot • Born 1888, St. Louis, Missouri. • Wrote “The Waste Land” which is considered one of the most important pieces of the twentieth century. • Died 1965, London, England.
- 7. Ernest Hemingway • Born 1899, Oak Park, Illinois. • Wrote “A Farewell to Arms” which was another important novel of the twentieth century. • Died 1961, Ketchum, Idaho.
- 8. World War I • Began July, 1914. • Started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. • Introduced modern weaponry such as machine guns, tanks and chemical weapons. • One of the bloodiest wars in history with over 8,528,831 killed, 21,189,154 wounded, and total casualties reaching upward of 37,466,904. • War included two separate sides known as the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. The Central Powers included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. The Allied Powers included The USA, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan. • Ended November, 1918. • Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919 which mapped out new European borders and placed harsh sanctions and reparation payments on Germany.
- 9. Modern Literature and WWI • World War I changed the content and form of English literary texts. • Many authors and poets in this time were seriously concerned about aestheticism and the nature of civilization, in which the war was supposed help maintain. • Fears of cultural and civil degradation were major themes of literary pieces of this time.
- 10. Works Cited: • Poets.org.vicwmedia.php/prmMID/5664 • Pbs.org/greatwar/resources/casdeath_pop.html • www2.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0255.html • http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~jpellegr/teaching/ modernism.htm • http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i