HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: H.D., Death Masks, Free Verse
6 Dec 2020
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Session 10: modernist literature (c. 1890: towards modernism. New technology etc. were transforming everyday life. Psychology, philosophy, and anthropology were changing the concept of human minds. Breaks with tradition shaped literature + art. Modernists wanted to be shocking experimental styles (picasso) Pan-european and american phenomenon transnational perspective. Emphasis on novelty in terms of formal experimentation and content (cp. Ezra pound"s slogan: make it new! ) title of essay collection authored by him; battle cry of modernist artist and writers who wanted to explore some new features. But: modernism is an umbrella term referring to different movements, individual styles, middle- and highbrow genres etc. Plural (modernisms) helps to draw attention to the fact that there is a very heterogenous range of authors and works: imagism (c. 1914-17) Experimental verse forms (drawing on non-european traditions, e. g. haiku: only 17 syllables); typically free verse without fixed meter. Short poems which provide reader with clear image/representation of a thing without abstraction.
