Modernism is the time period that followed the Naturalism period. This period is also known for its series of culture shocks. For example‚ World War I was the war that occurred in Europe form 1914-1918. In fact‚ it helped boost the American economy because many European nations were now buying goods from the Americas. It was said to be the “War to End All Wars” because of the numerous conflictions between the European nations. World War I was followed by The Great Depression which had a major impact
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Modernism In the arts‚ a radical break with the past and concurrent search for new forms of expression. Modernism fostered a period of experimentation in the arts from the late 19th to the mid-20th century‚ particularly in the years following World War I. In an era characterized by industrialization‚ rapid social change‚ advances in science and the social sciences (e.g.‚Darwinism‚ Freudian theory)‚ Modernists felt a growing alienation incompatible with Victorian morality‚ optimism‚ and convention
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An instant in the wind (I know not whither hurled) But not for long to hold each desperate choice” (1116). The author then goes on to describe the location of the play‚ “a two-story corner building on a street in New Orleans which is named Elysian Fields (1116) - the name of the street where Stella and Stanley Kowalski live. According to the mythology‚ especially the Book VI of Virgil ’s Aeneid the Elysian Fields was in fact the underworld – a transient place for the souls who would journey
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Hope Gerald Mr. Kelly 12 IB HL English II: Period 2 April 10‚ 2014 Study Guide: A Streetcar Named Desire Background: Streetcar hit theaters in 1946. The play cemented William’s reputation as one of the greatest American playwrights‚ winning him a New York’s Critics Circle Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Among the play’s greatest achievements is the depiction of the psychology of working class characters. In the plays of the period‚ depictions of working-class life tended to be didactic‚ with
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were often heartily discouraged. Modernism was set in motion‚ in one sense‚ through a series of cultural shocks. The first of these great shocks was the Great War‚ which ravaged Europe from 1914 through 1918‚ known now as World War One. At the time‚ this “War to End All Wars” was looked upon with such ghastly horror that many people simply could not imagine what the world seemed to be plunging towards. The first hints of that particular way of thinking called Modernism stretch back into the nineteenth
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the speaker’s anxiety and frustration. Dylan Thomas’ “Fern Hill” is not as despairing as other works‚ however it does use a free verse scheme whose light beat compliments the speaker’s memories of childhood innocence. Another defining aspect of Modernism is the fall from innocence‚ meaning mankind has fallen into corruption‚ evil‚ and immorality largely as a result from the wars (particularly World War I and the Spanish Revolution) that destroyed much of Europe and witnessed despicable acts of violence
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MODERNISM Even if under the term “Modernism” there are different movements including Symbolism‚ Post-Impressionism‚ Cubism‚ Futurism and so on‚ common features were the awareness of the sperimental studies that had developed in other disciplines and the loss of faith in the traditional vision of reality and art. As a consequence “modernism” became synonymous with reaction and opposition to the traditional expressive form‚ mainly to representational art. It was persistently experimental and gave
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MODERNISM AND FEMINIST MOVEMENTS MODERNISM AT A GLANCE To aver that one’s art‚ literature‚ architecture and everything else that encompasses his cultural identity will not be let out of his grip‚ but instead will be moulded and rehashed to suit the changing landscape is what Modernism is all about. After the monstrosity of the First World War‚ followed by rapid industrialisation and technological developments becoming the carnal desires of mankind‚ Ezra Pound’s “Make it new” was a dire cry
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Anosha Ashfaq Nov 2011 paper A Streetcar named Desire Q)Explore the dramatic techniques through which Williams creates the atmosphere of the play. A) Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire is a play that is spilling with dramatic scenes throughout. He uses a wide variety of techniques which help heighten and emphasize the drama in the scenes. These techniques include the use of music such as the “Blue Piano” and “The Varsouviana Polka”‚ Animalistic Images that appear throughout the play
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In class essay Throughout the play A Streetcar Names Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ Stella is a victim of abuse from those around her. Blanche Dubois‚ Stella’s sister staying with Stella and Stanley from Laurel‚ finds herself lost after loosing a life of luxury on a ranch. Stanley‚ Stella’s husband‚ has irreconcilable differences with Blanch on most views. The great difference between Stanley and Blanche causes Stella to be a middleman: caught in-between the ongoing dispute. This position Stella
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