Unit 8: Notes Pt. 1 Flashcards
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?
RAF heroic defense of England
What country did Great Britain grant independence to after World War II?
India, Burma, Pakinstan, and to African territories.
The intellectual position most characteristic of the modern period is what?
Existentialism
What is the absolute denial of all meaning and values including those of the self?
Nihilism
According to the modern writer, what is fatal to art?
Didacticism
What is an attitude which favors a multiplicity of viewpoints and assumes that no single view is universally valid?
Pluralism
Who as founder of modern psychology helped foster the existentialist philosophy?
Sigmund Freud
The typical modern poem relies on what?
Rhythm (rather than on meter)
Who believed that answers for life were found in art?
William Butler Yeats
William butler Yeats believed that answers for life were found in ______.
Art
William Butler Yeats was influenced by what beliefs?
- Nationalism
- Aestheticism
- Occultism
What is the theme of “Adam’s Curse”?
Any beautiful fine accomplishment requires diligent work
What does the moon imagery in “Adam’s Curse” foreshadow?
The disillusionment at the end of the poem
Who was an atheist?
James Joyce
Who adopted a life of rootless exile?
James Joyce
James Joyce adopted what kind of life?
A life of rootless exile
Who was one of the Giants of modern literature?
James Joyce
Who is known as a modern language scholar?
James Joyce
In “Araby” why was the boy prevented from leaving the bazaar?
His uncle was late
In “Araby” he fused the two elements of ____________ and __________.
Symbolism
Realism
In “Ulysses” what method does he use?
The method of stream of consciousness
What are the years of Modern Period?
1914-present
Which philosophy maintains the strongest influence on writers of the modern period?
Rationalism
