Imagism

Imagism was a movement in early 20th-century Anglo-American poetry that favored precision of imagery, and clear, sharp language. A sucessor to the French Symoblist Movement, Imagism was reaction to the "carless thinking" and writing styles of Georgian Romantacism and Victonrian Sentamentalism. The movement started with the ideas of T.E. Hulme, who proposed to the Poets' Club in London a poetry based on an absolute and accurate presentation of its subject and nothing more.
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In 1908 William Howard Taft, who was hand picked by Theodore Roosevelt to succeed him, became the 27th president of the United States. The country was launched into general spirit of social reform, a movement that became known as Progressivism.
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The authors of the Imagism movement were called Imagists. They wrote using clear and brief verses with an exact visual image that made a total poetic statement. Some important Imagists include Ezra Pound, Hilda Doolittle, Richard Aldington, John Gould Fletcher, Amy Lowell and D.H. Lawrence.
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Some common themes of imagism include
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The common priciples of Imagism are: I. Direct treatment of the "thing," whether subjective or objective. II. To use absolutely no word that does not contribute to the presentation. III. As regarding rhythm: to compose in sequence of the musical phrase, not in sequence of the metronome.
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