The Modern Period Flashcards
What are the years of the Modern Period?
1914- Now
What does Churchill’s statement that “never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” refer to ?
the RAF’s heroic defense of England
After World War II who did Great Britain grant independence to?
India, Burma and Pakistan
What is Pluralism?
an attitude which favors a multiplicity of viewpoints and assumes that no single view is universally valid
What is an attitude which favors a multiplicity of viewpoints and assumes that no single view is universally valid?
Pluralism
What does the typical modern poem rely on?
rhythm
Who is the founder of modern psychology who helped foster the existentialist philosophy?
Freud
Who is Freud?
the founder of modern psychology who helped foster the existentialist philosophy
What maintains the strongest influence on writers of the modern period?
Rationalism
What is Existentialism?
the intellectual position most characteristic of the modern period
What is the intellectual position most characteristic of the modern period?
Existentialism
What has Rationalism done?
maintains the strongest influence on writers of the modern period
What is the absolute denial of all meaning and values including those of the self?
Nihilism
What is Nihilism?
the absolute denial of all meaning and values including those of the self
According to modern writers, what is didacticism fatal to?
art
How do modern writers view complexity and obscurity?
as positive values
Where did Yeats believe you could find the answers of life?
in art
What was Yeats influenced by?
Nationalism, Aestheticism and occultism
What is the theme of “Adams Curse”?
any beautiful, fine accomplishment requires diligent work
What is the purpose of the moon imagery in “Adams Curse”?
foreshadowing the disillusionment at the end of the poem
What is Joyce?
an atheist
What type of life did Joyce adopt?
a life of a rootless exile
Who was one of the giants of modern literature and known as a modern language scholar?
James Joyce
In “Araby” why was the boy prevented from leaving for the bazaar?
because his uncle was late
In “Araby” what two elements were fused?
symbolism and realism
In “Ulysses” what method was used?
method of stream of consciousness
What was Lawrence as well as William Blake and Percy Bysshe Shelley considered?
outstanding radicals of the romantic style
What did Lawrence despise?
the bourgeois’ love of sports
What is a bourgeois?
a middle class businessman
What did Lawrence oppose?
All artificial restraints of creativity
How did Lawrence die?
of tuberculosis at the age of 45 in southern France
What did The Bloomsbury group approve of?
refined culture
What is the theme of “Three Pictures”?
that our lives are tragically absurd and our illusions give us only false comfort
What does the “road” symbolize in “Three Pictures”?
life
What did Woolf promote?
James Joyce’s literary innovation of stream of consciousness
Who is known as “the English Chekhov”?
Kathrine Mansfield
What is Kathrine Mansfield known as?
“The English Chekhov”
Why is Kathrine Mansfield known as “the English Chekhov”?
as a tribute to another master short story writer
What does atmosphere do in Mansfield’s stories?
takes precedence over plot
In “Fueille D’ Album” what does Ian do?
purchases an egg in his effort to meet the girl
Why is the boy content to stay in the studio?
because his windows give him access to all the subject matter he needs for drawing
What did Robert Graves write?
He wrote not only poetry but also historical novels
In “Coronation Address,” what does the father wish?
that his son might serve the queen
Why cant the mother comfort her husband?
because she doesn’t take into account his feelings toward matriarchy
What does Louis MacNeice believe about life?
that it was characterized by tragic insignificance
In “The Truisms” what does the “tall tree” symbolize?
the final maturing of the son
In “The Truisms” what symbolizes the final maturing of the son ?
the “tall tree”
What does MacNeice’s poetry show?
a distrust of all firmly held beliefs
Who are the 7 authors in this chapter?
Yeats Joyce Lawrence Woolf Mansfield Graves MacNeice
How did the narrator react to the first picture?
Satisfaction
