
Modernism
Modernism

1.The definition of modernism2.Background3.Aesthetic featuresLeRoug红与黑
1.The definition of modernism 2.Background 3.Aesthetic features

The definition of modernism1.Bothaphilosophical movementandanart movement.Strictlyspeaking,itisnotagenre.(流派)2.Appeared inthelate19thandearly20thcenturies3.Adesireforthecreationofnewformsofart,philosophy,andsocialorganization4.Includingfeaturesofthenewlyemergingindustrialworldsuchasurbanization,newtechnologies,andwar
1.Both a philosophical movement and an art movement .Strictly speaking , it is not a genre.(流派) 2.Appeared in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 3.A desire for the creation of new forms of art, philosophy, and social organization. 4.Including features of the newly emerging industrial world such as urbanization, new technologies, and war. The definition of modernism

SomecommentatorsdefineAmodeofthinking (selfconsciousnessorself-reference)whichrunsacrossallthenoveltiesintheartsandthedisciplinesEspeciallyintheWestAsociallyprogressivetrendofthoughtwhichaffirmsthepowerofhumanbeingstocreatepracticalexperimentationimprovetheenvironmentscientificknowledgereshape|(withtheaidof)[technologyOthersfocusonanaestheticintrospection
Some commentators define A mode of thinking (selfconsciousness or self-reference) , which runs across all the novelties in the arts and the disciplines Especially in the West A socially progressive trend of thought which affirms the power of human beings to create practical experimentation improve the environment scientific knowledge reshape (with the aid of) technology. Others focus on an aesthetic introspection

Background★WhenThelate19thCentury★Thesecondindustrial revolutionchangedtraditionsandpeople'slifestyles.Peoplearebecomingmoreand moreestrangedfrom(与.....疏远)eachother.★Twoworldwarsbrokepeople'shopeofpeace,loveandhumanity.Westerners'beliefswereincrisis
When The late 19th Century The second industrial revolution changed traditions and people‘s life styles. People are becoming more and more estranged from (与.疏远)each other. Two world wars broke people's hope of peace ,love and humanity. Westerners’ beliefs were in crisis. Background

Aesthetic featuresGuernica created by Picasso1.Anti-tradition andAnti-rationality毕加索的《格尔尼卡》2.Theimportanceoftheinner"selffeeling"and"self-expression"oftheartist.3.Revealingvariouscomplexpsychologyof theartist,suchasanger,negativity,pessimismanddisappointment
1. Anti-tradition and Anti-rationality 2.The importance of the inner "selffeeling" and "self-expression" of the artist. 3. Revealing various complex psychology of the artist, such as anger, negativity, pessimism and disappointment. Guernica created by Picasso 毕加索的《格尔尼卡》 Aesthetic features

Modernism In Literature
Modernism In Literature

DefinitionCharacteristicVarious schools
Various schools Characteristic Definition 1 2 3

Modernism LiteratureA part of the capitalist culture in the 2Oth century;Industrializationand urbanization,The search for an authentic response to a much-changed worldPrewar works by Henry James,Joseph Conrad, and otherwritersare considered Modernists;As a literarymovement is typically associated with the periodafterWorldWarI
A p art o f t h e cap it alist cu l ture in t h e 2 0 t h cen t ury; In d u strialization an d u rb anization; The search for an authent ic respon se to a mu ch-chan ged wo rld; Prewar wo rks b y Hen ry James,Jo seph Co n rad, an d o t h er writ ers are co n sidered Mo d ernists; As a l it erary mo vemen t is t yp ically asso ciat ed wit h t h e p erio d aft er Wo rl d War I M o d e r n i s m L i t e r a t u r e

CharacteristicShowthe repression and distortion oflife instead of using workstoreproducelifeIn modernist literature,the characters are oftendeformed,thestories are often absurd, and the themes are often desperateMarcel Proust,aFrench writer,and James Joyce,anIrish writer,are regarded as theforerunners and masters of Western modernistliterature
• Show the repression and distortion of life instead of using works to reproduce life • In modernist literature, the characters are often deformed, the stories are often absurd, and the themes are often desperate • Marcel Proust, a French writer, and James Joyce, an Irish writer, are regarded as the forerunners and masters of Western modernist literature. Characteristic