Modernism (1901-1965)

5 important questions on Modernism (1901-1965)

What did the literary movement look like?

-Poetry had no longer restriction and there became a freedom, poets experimented.
- In modernist eyes, poetry should be stripped of all unnecessary information
- Novels: ‘stream of consciousness’ : , in which characters’ innermost thoughts were conveyed, making the reader an observer of the inner workings of the human mind.

Who was James Joyce(1882-1941)?

- The most important writer of the modernist movemen.
-Studied in dublin, Then moven to paris and Zurich for his girlfriend. Tought English.
- Works are based in Dublin. Known for the modernist themes: Presence of the past. familiarity with range of cultures, self distruction.
- Best known for Ulysses (1922), a retelling of the Odysseus myth through the persona of a Jewish advertising salesman in Dublin. Wich was a banned book.

Who was T.S. Eliot (1888-1965)?

- Born in USA but moved to London.
- worked as an editor of an literary journal where he wanted to set an higher standard for literary.
-Most known for The Waste Land (Poet), wich is seen as the example for modenist poets. Was his breakthrough.
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Who was Ezra Pound (1885-1972)?

He was the father of the modernists
Born in USA and studied there.
THen moved to London.
making the Modernists in Europe aware of the poetical talents in America.   
Created a lot of movement.
His work: The Cantos (poem).

Who was William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)?

Playwright and poet.
Born in Dublin.
Still used traditional forms and was a master of it.
Modernism can be seen in abandonment of the more conventionally poetic diction of his early work.   
Works: The Green Helmet, The Second Coming (most influential poem).

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