Modernist Novel

social standing. A peer of the realm refers to “a member of the highest social order in a kingdom.” Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) lived through the Victorian to the modern world. Her fragmented style, which she is well known for, is characteristic of Modernist writing. Victorian times, angel, pureness in the household. From “The Death of the Moth,” the reader can gain from the essay that…

The repetition of the shape of the window is intriguing and geometric. Since the building was completed in 1964, it is chronologically right on time to be part of the modernist architecture movement. The architect, Maynard Lyndon, was well known for using concrete and glass (two classic materials that were a favorite of modernist architects) in new and exciting ways. Lyndon also liked to design buildings that "were actually humane places. The work around lighting, space and real attention to…

Riches, youth and beauty were the dreams of many when the rich had too much money, not enough morals and when times were terribly tough; these times created Modernism. The desire to become one of the elite was an over-powering feeling for some. However, many struggled with racism, being poor and having to work hard for what little money they got. Frost, Robinson, Hughes, and Welty depict Modernism within their poetry. Modernism was a time of great riches but the great depression, dust bowl,…

Imagism is a literary movement that had its origin in the artistic world and reinvented the traditional conventions in art and poetry. This movement emerged in the early 20th century and its main representatives are Ezra Pound, H.D., William Carlos Williams, and James Joyce among others. The main characteristics of Imagism were written down by Ezra Pound in an article published in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse in 1913 with the title of: ‘A Few Dont’s by an Imagiste’ in which Pound describes the…

Arising out of a rebellious mood, the late 19th and early 20th century was a time where many writers broke away from tradition by using modernism to take a radical approach on the way society viewed modern literature (Modernism/literature.com). Experimentation and individualism became virtues, where before they were looked down upon. Modernism was set in motion after a series of cultural shocks. The first of these great shocks was the Great War, known now as World War One. At the time, this “War…

As the American literary and artistic movement transitioned from a Romantic sense of Realism, Modernism was brought forth as a means to oppose rational, enlightenment views and devoid their meanings. During this Modernist Era, America culture also witnessed a shift from these rational views to the promotion of one’s image, desire for entertainment and increased leisure time, and equal treatment of women and men. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot criticizes this American culture…

When modernist literature appeared around the 1910s, it was fairly different than the romantic literature that was popular before it. Instead of focussing on nature, this new form of writing now focussed on inner self and dwelled on the decline of civilization instead of progress. These stories often included characterics of irony, a stream of consciousness, symbolism, told in first person, and society alienating the characters, leading them to loneliness. The short story “The Yellow…

Frank Kafka’s protagonist Gregor Samsa is the victim of oppression and alienation due to his transformation into a roach. Virginia Woolf’s narrator finds that women are being marginalized base on the opinions of men. According to Sascha Bru, modernist writers “depicted society in a state of disintegration and dehumanization.” (Page 111) Writers worked to break tradition and established social views. Frank Kafka’s Metamorphosis reinforced the idea of oppression and alienation through Gregor’s…

written by Eudora Welty, the main character Phoenix Jackson must carry out the hardships of being an elderly black woman living within the confines of a segregated region, and she must endure a long journey to retrieve medicine for her ill grandson. Modernist writers touch base with on going issues that were very controversial during this time in history in this story, and in many others. Another example depicting that of somewhat difficult of a lifestyle, is in the poem Chicago by Carl…

Romanticism in Game of Thrones What exactly is Romanticism? Romanticism was an artistic movement that began in the late 18th century where it emphasized intuition, appreciation of nature and self-expression. (“What is Romanticism?”). It began in Europe and spread to the United States where it was soon felt all over the world. (“Romanticism”). Romanticism played an important role in literature and the arts, but also affected religion, politics and philosophy. (Holman 24). The Romantic era, as it…