The document provides an overview of modernism in literature during the early 20th century. It defines modernism as an international movement marked by experimentation with form and a rejection of absolute knowledge. Some key features of modernist literature included fragmentation, ambiguity, and a focus on form over meaning. Influential thinkers like Einstein, Freud, and Jung challenged previous worldviews. Modernist works experimented with techniques like stream of consciousness, interior monologue, and nonlinear narratives. The movement influenced literature, visual arts, music and other fields in the early 1900s.