Modern

=Definition:= The movement in literature (as well as other art forms) that rejected traditional Victorian standards of how art is created, how it should be taken in and how it should be appreciated. =Historical Context:= Formed out of a response to WWI The Bolshevik movement in Russia Women's suffrage and ability to vote Stock Market Crash and The Great Depression Prohibition Contrary to Victorian style and views of the arts =Important Works/Authors:= Mark twain, Herman Melville, Alexander Lee, Patrick Schenk, T.S. Eliot, EE Cummings =Common Themes= Alienation from society and lonliness Procrastination or an inability to act Painful memories of the past Fear of Death Inability to love or show ones feelings and emotions The World is a Wasteland(wow) Race Relations Unavoidable change =Common Technique= Point of view is detatched, it is ironic but not unfeeling. Works usually utilize the use of allusions. Veiws the world as "fragmented" with missing morals and framework. Psychoanalysis; speaking on Man's behavior based on internal or external influences. Meanings are to be searched for by the reader. =Reason for Decline or Change= Its still highly in effect.