Modernism & The Lost Generation

Tenets of Imagism

1. Direct treatment of the subject
2. Use of precise and concrete language


3. Creation of a clear and vivid image


4. Focus on the individual experience


5. Avoidance of sentimentality and moralizing.

Imagism

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Tenets of Modernism

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Timeline of Modernism

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Ezra Pound

fascist bitchboy

Robert Frost

American poet who was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. Won four Pulitzer Prizes for his poetry and was a highly regarded public figure. He died on January 29, 1963, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ernest Hemingway

American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, known for his concise and straightforward writing style. His works often explored themes of war, love, loss, and the human condition. Some of his most famous works include "The Old Man and the Sea," "A Farewell to Arms," and "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

Faulkner

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Welty

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

American novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel "The Great Gatsby" and his short stories, which often depicted the excesses and glamour of the Jazz Age.

Cullen

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Jay Gatsby

Rich guy, holds giant parties, in love with daisy

James Gatz

Who gatsby used to be

Nick Lastname

narrator. Not much to say about him. Sells bonds

Daisy lastname

rich lady, in love with gatsby and Tom

Tom lastname

he was racist. also married to daisy. football

Hills Like White Elephants

the abortion one

Harlem Renaissance Timeline

1920’s - 1930’s

Langston Hughes

American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry. Best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance, a period of great cultural and artistic growth among African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s.

Lost Generation

all those guys who went to france