Gabriel Josipovici’s scathing tone throughout What Ever Happened to Modernism refreshes readers who find most literature hollow and the modern social landscape overly accepting. Near the end of a prolific career in both fiction and non-fiction‚ Josipovici writes from the perspective of a well-read scholar in his field; his vast knowledge provides him with endless opportunities for analysis. His masterful command of language and his interpretive genius are both a blessing and a curse‚ however. These
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Formalist Approach: Characteristics: Theory of high art‚ focus on quality‚ retrospective specialisation (flatness)‚ self-definition. Key Terms: Flatness‚ surface‚ self-criticism‚ depth‚ medium specificity. For Greenberg‚ the key motivating force within modern art was the pursuit of quality (Art is a matter strictly of experience‚ not of principles‚ and what counts first and last in art is quality) By experience‚ he meant the practical aspect of making art and the artist’s attention
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they want to do is to play and play the whole day. Heat can’t stop them from moving out‚ but we have to prevent them from harmful effects of this hot weather. Most troubling in hot and humid weather is itchy rash or prickly heat. It is also known as sweat rash; in medical terms is called miliaria rubra. Children are more prone to prickly heat as compared to adults. Although this rash can happen even in winters‚ it is because of heat and humidity. Rash is more common in neck‚ shoulder and chest areas
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ideologies and unbridled optimism for society and mankind made way for departures from Romanticism towards a new movement; Modernism. Thomson Gale writes that Modernism can be "defined by its rejection of the literary conventions of the nineteenth century and by its opposition to conventional morality‚ taste‚ traditions‚ and economic values." (Thompson Gale). Literary modernism focuses on breaking away from traditional rules and conventions; to search for new perspectives and points of view while experimenting
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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff... and it’s all small stuff After reading the book Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff...‚ by Richard Carlson Ph.D‚ I learned many techniques on how to be a more successful and productive person. By learning how to deal with preasure and conflicts in a more civil way I am able to free my mind of the daily hassels and stresses that confront me. Some of my favorite techniques were "Ask yourself the question Will This Matter a Year From Now’"‚ "Breathe Before You
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MODERNISM: The Aesthetics of Abstract Expressionism Project Prepared for Donald McIntyre Professor‚ DeVry University Project Prepared by Colleen Mitchell Student‚ DeVry University June 7‚ 2009 Modernism is one of the cultural movements which took place in the nineteenth to the twentieth century. This movement was sure to draw attention to the artists’ work of art mainly because of the complexity of the artist’s creativity and breaking away from the more traditional works. Abstract
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Maren Tova Linett ‚ Modernism‚ Feminism‚ and Jewishness Modernism‚ Feminism‚ and Jewishness by Maren Tova Linett Review by: Maeera Y. Shreiber Modern Philology‚ Vol. 109‚ No. 1 (August 2011)‚ pp. E67-E69 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/660813 . Accessed: 17/11/2013 02:56 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp
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Pulp Fiction‚ is considered by many to be a key example of post modernist cinema. Its use of non-linear narration‚ copious references to other movies and its off beat dialogue‚ combined with Tarantino’s unique style make the viewer aware that there is something different about this movie from most Hollywood blockbusters. George Ritzer said that "in the modern world everything seems pretty clear-cut‚ (but) on the cusp of the postmodern world many things seem quite hazy." This is the case with regard
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The Great Gatsby is a novel from the 1920s that shows the corruption of the “American Dream.” The novel shows modernism in its unreliable narrator‚ iconic symbols‚ and theme of wealth in the time of prosperity. Modernism is the rejection of social‚ political‚ or religious views‚ often with the basis of science explains everything. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway‚ Daisy’s cousin who had close experiences with Gatsby. Everything in the story is what Nick Carraway saw‚ his opinions of what happened
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definition of Modernism as defined by M.H Abrams in his Glossary of Literary Terms. I am especially interested in Abrams definition and interpretation of his key term involving narrative discontinuity in Part One of the novel. Abrams defines Modernism in The Glossary of Literary Terms as “The term is used to identify what is considered to be most distinctive in concepts‚ sensibility‚ form‚ and style in the literature and art since the First World War. The specific features signified by “modernism” vary
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