MODERNISM Novels In Pursuit of the American Writers reflect the Fitzgerald's The Great Dream-- ideas of Darwin Gatsby (survival of the Plays 1900-1950 fittest) and Karl Marx *Admiration for America as Poetry of Jeffers, (how money and land of Eden Williams, Cummings, Poetry (a great resurgence class structure control Frost, Eliot, Sandburg, after deaths of Whitman & a nation) Pound, Robinson, Dickinson) *Optimism Stevens Overwhelming Highly experimental as *Importance of the Individual technological changes Rand's writers seek a unique style Anthem of the 20th Century Short stories and Use of interior monologue Rise of the youth novels of Steinbeck, & stream of consciousness culture Hemingway, Thurber, Welty, and Faulkner WWI and WWII Hansberry's A Raisin in Harlem Renaissance & Wright's the Sun (an Native Son outgrowth of Harlem Renaissance-- see below) Miller's The of a (some Salesman consider Postmodern) HARLEM RENAISSANCE Allusions to Gave to "gospel music" Mass Essays & Poetry of spirituals migration W.E.B. DuBois to Northern urban (Parallel to modernism) and jazz transmitted centers Uses structure of blues across American via radio and Poetry of McKay, songs in poetry (repetition) phonographs Toomer, Cullen 1920s African-Americans have more access to media and publishing
MODERNISM 1900-1950 Novels Plays Poetry (a great resurgence after deaths of Whitman & Dickinson) Highly experimental as writers seek a unique style Use of interior monologue & stream of consciousness In Pursuit of the American Dream-- *Admiration for America as land of Eden *Optimism *Importance of the Individual Writers reflect the ideas of Darwin (survival of the fittest) and Karl Marx (how money and class structure control a nation) Overwhelming technological changes of the 20th Century Rise of the youth culture WWI and WWII Harlem Renaissance Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Poetry of Jeffers, Williams, Cummings, Frost, Eliot, Sandburg, Pound, Robinson, Stevens Rand's Anthem Short stories and novels of Steinbeck, Hemingway, Thurber, Welty, and Faulkner Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun & Wright's Native Son (an outgrowth of Harlem Renaissance-- see below) Miller's The of a Salesman (some consider Postmodern) HARLEM RENAISSANCE (Parallel to modernism) 1920s Allusions to spirituals Uses structure of blues songs in poetry (repetition) Gave to "gospel music" and jazz transmitted across American via radio and phonographs Mass migration to Northern urban centers African-Americans have more access to media and publishing Essays & Poetry of W.E.B. DuBois Poetry of McKay, Toomer, Cullen
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