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    Burgos 1 Brianna Burgos American Literature Period 6 May‚ 10 2013 Pablo Neruda Modernism was a famous era within poetry. A large array of poets participated in the era such as‚ Elizabeth Bishop‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Ernest Hemingway along with Pablo Neruda‚ although he was into surrealism‚ some of his work revolved around modernism as well. The Modernist Literary Movement created the idea that conventional forms of art‚ literature‚ and ideals were outdated. The poem I chose is “If You Forget

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    their roots in Europe. Art historians describe the history of Western art in terms of successive periods and/ormovements‚ including classical‚ medieval‚ Byzantine‚ Romanesque‚ Renaissance‚ baroque ‚ rococo ‚ neoclassicism‚ Romanticism‚ realism‚ modernism  and postmodernism. The traditional heart of artistic production and training was the workshop or atelier‚ presided over by a master artist. Apprentices learned their craft by preparing materials and helping the master execute commissions

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    reality for him (Johnson 11).” A major part of interpreting modern art lies within determining that reality. Viewers search for their own meaning in the painting since the simplicity of most modern works leaves much room for imagination. When the modernism phase of artwork began it was not exactly obvious to the public‚ but over time there “came about a general awareness that there was such thing as a modern sensibility‚ and that that sensibility had the key to modern life (Russell 126)”. It was thought

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    the novel we see the almost tug-of-war between the two different values with one side trying to cling to the old ways and customs and the other side‚ the newer generation‚ pushing the limits and breaking free of these traditions. This idea of Modernism and its values taking the place of the traditional values is shown through the two symbols of the car and the airplane. The car represents the traditional values of the time of conformity and all people acting and thinking as one‚ enforcing the idea

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    “A recurring characteristic of Modernism is the estrangement of the individual from his/her world: the outside world becomes unreal‚ uncanny‚ a place in which the individual can no longer feel at home.” What evidence do you find of such estrangement in the writing of the period? The late 19th century and early 20th century were times of great spiritual and social upheaval. It was an era in which many external values of the previous century were being challenged; faith in the government was in

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    Contemporary poetry and Nature Technically‚ “Contemporary poetry” is written after the start of the 1920`s‚ especially poetry is connected with modern literary genres‚ such as modernism and post-modernism. Poetry often involves nature in its description. Though inspiration as a poet truly derives from within‚ nature can act as a tool to enhance imagination and devices used in our poetry. Poets have for ages seen nature as a reflection of the human experience. Poets in their writing usually

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    Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña painted a landscape called Forest Pool in 1862‚ and Georgia O’Keeffe painted a landscape called Pink Moon Over Water in 1924. These painters from two different countries and periods in time each had a similar goal in mind: to express themselves in their work. Through their use of composition‚ color‚ light and space the artists convey to the viewer a sense of their time through the values their paintings depict; Diaz’s emphasis is placed on the imagination and emotions

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    authority”‚ and that postmodernism is even less relevant now because fear of nuclear attack has caused totalitarian surveillance. Lyotard (L) then refers to Habermas’ (who is a Marxist) critique of the present age (and thus of post-modernity/post-modernism) in “Modernity: an Incomplete Project”. Habermas (JH) believes neo-conservatism would thrive under the pretext of postmodernism. Neo-conservatives allow any practice to continue‚ saying cultural logic applies; thus giving room to even conservative

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    interpretation and understanding of the major ideas‚ issues‚ values and beliefs within the text. T.S (Thomas Stearns) Eliot was one of the twentieth century’s major poets and still remains relevant today. For many‚ Eliot and his works synonymous with Modernism; his “use of myth to undergird and order atomized modern experience; its collage-like juxtaposition of different voices‚ traditions‚ and discourses; and its focus on form as the carrier of meaning” (Domestico‚ A & Lewis‚ P‚ 2010‚ p. 1).The poem ‘The

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    Fundamentalism v. Modernism Fundamentalism beliefs‚ strictly following the Bible‚ creationism‚ nativism‚ and old values‚ clashed against Modernist ideas‚ primarily evolution and application of science‚ in the early 1900s due to differences of opinions. Four issues that reflect this ideological clash are the rise of the KKK‚ who harbored Fundamentalist and nativist beliefs; the Scopes trial‚ which pitted the curriculum of John T. Scopes and evolution against Fundamentalism creationism; the Sacco

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