British Literature Unit 5

Determinism

closely related to naturalism, holds that man is at the mercy of the controlling roles of human nature and society

James Joyce and D.H. Lawrence

demonstrated determinism in their works

The themes of alienation and fragmentation developed form feeling the effects of society’s unfair expectations and class division

Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield

were female authors who focused on gender and class barriers

William Butler Yeats

resolved the modernists’ search for meaning apart from a Christian worldview by constructing his own worldview composed of Celtic mythology and a cyclical view of history

Sigmund Freud

had a profound influence on psychology by theorizing the power of the unconscious mind

William Butler Yeats

Widely considered the greatest lyric poet of the twentieth century

Modernist

Who was dissatisfied with society tat revealed widespread disillusionment with Victorian morals and ideals

Satire

A popular genre of modern literate

Determinism

What did James Joyce and D.H. Lawrence demonstrated in their works?

Alienation and Fragmentation

What themes developed from feeling the effects of society's unfair expectation and class division

Gender and class barriers

What did Woolf and Mansfield focus on?

Lewis

Who is particularly known for defending a Chirstian worldview

Stream of Consciousness

experiencing with individual perspective and though processes, creating a technique

Concrete images and spare diction

What did Yeats challenge the later generation to focus on?

Apologetics

What is Lewis known for?

Lyric poems

What did Yeat often write?

Allusions and Symbols

What did Yeat carefully incorporate into his work?