Modernism Flashcards
Understand the importance of Modernism and its influence on literature
Modernism (date)
1900-1950
What are the three main historical events of this time period?
World Wars, dizzy economy and the Great Depression, race and gender relations
The Jazz Age (date)
1918-1929 (aka the Roarin’ Twenties)
Who said the term “the lost generation?”
Gertrude Stein
Name three expatriates.
Ezra Pound, (Gertrude Stein), Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald
What was Modernism’s overarching theme?
emancipation
Name three other themes of Modernism.
breakdown of cultural norms, alienation of the individual, and product of the metropolis
Modernism themes were _______, not directly stated.
implied
THe reader is forced to draw from _______________.
his/her own opinion
Emphasis on the ____________.
experimental
Who are the imagist poets?
Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, and H.D.
Who are the Harlem Renaissance poets?
Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Arna Bontemps
When was the Harlem Renaissance?
1924-1929
Who were the people of the Harlem Renaissance?
Black people whom were often part of the Great Migration
Why did black people move to the north?
to avoid the racial segregation of the south
What was the Immigration Act of 1924?
This prohibited European immigrants from entering America which opened up factory jobs for black people.
Why was the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 significant?
this displaced thousands of African American farm workers
What arose in the music industry?
jazz, big band, and swing music
Who was a notable musician during the Harlem Renaissance?
Duke Ellington
A Few Don’ts by an Imagiste
Ezra Pound
