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Which literary movement is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing in both poetry and prose fiction writing?
Which literary movement is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing in both poetry and prose fiction writing?
Who famously stated the maxim to 'Make it new' in relation to modernist literature?
Who famously stated the maxim to 'Make it new' in relation to modernist literature?
What major event in history led to a reassessment of prevailing assumptions about society and influenced much modernist writing?
What major event in history led to a reassessment of prevailing assumptions about society and influenced much modernist writing?
According to Mary Ann Gillies, what is the centrality of modernist literature?
According to Mary Ann Gillies, what is the centrality of modernist literature?
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Which two thinkers influenced early Modernist literature?
Which two thinkers influenced early Modernist literature?
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What did Ernst Mach argue about subjective experience in relation to the mind?
What did Ernst Mach argue about subjective experience in relation to the mind?
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In what time period did literary modernism originate?
In what time period did literary modernism originate?
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According to Freud, what was subjective reality based on?
According to Freud, what was subjective reality based on?
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Who was a major influence on logical positivism?
Who was a major influence on logical positivism?
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Which philosopher of science criticized Isaac Newton?
Which philosopher of science criticized Isaac Newton?
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According to John Locke, how did the mind begin?
According to John Locke, how did the mind begin?
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Who combined Freud's description of subjective states with the idea of the collective unconscious?
Who combined Freud's description of subjective states with the idea of the collective unconscious?
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According to Friedrich Nietzsche, what was more important than facts or things?
According to Friedrich Nietzsche, what was more important than facts or things?
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Who emphasized the difference between scientific clock time and the direct human experience of time?
Who emphasized the difference between scientific clock time and the direct human experience of time?
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Who is considered an important literary precursor of modernism?
Who is considered an important literary precursor of modernism?
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Which poet founded the Imagist movement and gave modernism its early start in the 20th century?
Which poet founded the Imagist movement and gave modernism its early start in the 20th century?
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What term encompasses a number of related artistic and literary movements including Symbolism, Cubism, and Surrealism?
What term encompasses a number of related artistic and literary movements including Symbolism, Cubism, and Surrealism?
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Which literary technique developed by modernist writers reflects the need for greater psychological realism?
Which literary technique developed by modernist writers reflects the need for greater psychological realism?
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When did some modernists foster a utopian spirit before it was replaced by a prevailing sense of disillusionment?
When did some modernists foster a utopian spirit before it was replaced by a prevailing sense of disillusionment?
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Which event marked a fundamental change in human nature according to novelist Virginia Woolf?
Which event marked a fundamental change in human nature according to novelist Virginia Woolf?
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Which writer's work, 'The Waste Land', is an example of a self-aware and introspective modernist work?
Which writer's work, 'The Waste Land', is an example of a self-aware and introspective modernist work?
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Which work is considered an early modernist novel for its plain-spoken prose style and emphasis on psychological insight into characters?
Which work is considered an early modernist novel for its plain-spoken prose style and emphasis on psychological insight into characters?
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Which artist is known for his expressionist paintings and the founding of the Expressionist Blue Rider group in Munich?
Which artist is known for his expressionist paintings and the founding of the Expressionist Blue Rider group in Munich?
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Which musical composition features an atonal ending and is considered an early modernist non-literary landmark?
Which musical composition features an atonal ending and is considered an early modernist non-literary landmark?
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Which art movement introduced cubism in the early 20th century?
Which art movement introduced cubism in the early 20th century?
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Which poet described James Joyce's novel Ulysses as a way of controlling and giving a shape to the contemporary history?
Which poet described James Joyce's novel Ulysses as a way of controlling and giving a shape to the contemporary history?
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Which poem mirrors the decay and fragmentation of Western Culture through its fragmented structure and absence of a central narrative?
Which poem mirrors the decay and fragmentation of Western Culture through its fragmented structure and absence of a central narrative?
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Which Italian poet used epiphany to reconstruct meaning in his works?
Which Italian poet used epiphany to reconstruct meaning in his works?
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Which generation of poets in Italian literature broke with the tradition of Giosuè Carducci, Giovanni Pascoli, and Gabriele D'Annunzio?
Which generation of poets in Italian literature broke with the tradition of Giosuè Carducci, Giovanni Pascoli, and Gabriele D'Annunzio?
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Which poet incorporated Freudian concepts of psychoanalysis in his works?
Which poet incorporated Freudian concepts of psychoanalysis in his works?
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Study Notes
Modernist Literature
- Characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing in both poetry and prose fiction.
- Famous maxim "Make it new" related to modernist literature.
Influences and Events
- Major event in history: World War I led to a reassessment of prevailing assumptions about society and influenced much modernist writing.
- Early Modernist literature influenced by thinkers Friedrich Nietzsche and Henri Bergson.
Key Concepts
- Centrality of modernist literature: experimentation and rejection of traditional forms.
- Ernst Mach argued that subjective experience is a product of the mind.
- Literary modernism originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Philosophy and Psychology
- According to Freud, subjective reality is based on the unconscious mind.
- Major influence on logical positivism: Ernst Mach.
- Philosopher of science who criticized Isaac Newton: Ernst Mach.
- According to John Locke, the mind begins as a tabula rasa.
- Carl Jung combined Freud's description of subjective states with the idea of the collective unconscious.
Time and Human Experience
- According to Friedrich Nietzsche, perspectives and interpretations are more important than facts or things.
- Henri Bergson emphasized the difference between scientific clock time and the direct human experience of time.
Literary Precursors and Movements
- Important literary precursor of modernism: Walt Whitman.
- Imagist movement founded by Ezra Pound, giving modernism its early start in the 20th century.
- Term encompassing artistic and literary movements: Avant-Garde.
- Literary technique developed by modernist writers: stream-of-consciousness narrative.
Notable Works and Authors
- "The Waste Land" by T.S. Eliot is an example of a self-aware and introspective modernist work.
- Early modernist novel: "Ulysses" by James Joyce.
- Artist known for expressionist paintings and founding the Expressionist Blue Rider group: Franz Marc.
- Musical composition featuring an atonal ending: "Pierrot Lunaire" by Arnold Schoenberg.
- Art movement introducing cubism: Fauvism.
- Poet who described James Joyce's novel Ulysses: Ezra Pound.
- Poem mirroring the decay and fragmentation of Western Culture: "The Waste Land" by T.S. Eliot.
- Italian poet using epiphany to reconstruct meaning: Giovanni Giudici.
- Generation of poets breaking with the tradition of Giosuè Carducci, Giovanni Pascoli, and Gabriele D'Annunzio: Hermetic poets.
- Poet incorporating Freudian concepts of psychoanalysis: Salvatore Quasimodo.
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Test your knowledge on the literary precursors of modernism with this quiz! Explore the works of influential writers such as Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Walt Whitman, Gustave Flaubert, and Charles Baudelaire, and discover their contributions to the development of modernist literature. Challenge yourself and see how well you know these literary giants and their iconic works.
