13. Modernism in America, the economic and social situation at the end of 19th century, principles of american education

a time after what war?

World war first, 1914-1918

there were changes in?

industry, technology

there was a rise of power of?

international corporations

communication got developed too, where?

across the globe (cultural exchanges, transportation)

what is westernatization?

adoption of practisec of western europe, emancipation of women, individual political rights

what belongs to modern values?

education, literacy, electricity, democracy

when did women ge tthe right to vote in america?

1918

what are the characteristics of modernism?

use of images, symbols

what language is used in modernism?

colloquial language rather than formal

what is poetry close to?

sculptures and paintings

what is as important as content?

style, form and technique

what did modernists write about?

common things, wanted reader to see the world differently

who are the main modernist authors?

Ezra Pound

Thomas Stearns Eliot

Edward Cummings

who is the major figure of modernism, what did he define?

Ezra Pound, he defined aesthetic in poetry

what did all three auhotrs use?

imagism

what is imagism?

movement derived from japanese poetry, describing object with emotional and intellectual aspects and your attitude to it in the moment

what did ezra pound write?

The Cantos, in a station of a metro, the river-merchant's wife,

what did Eliot use, who was he editor of and what did he win?

he used imagism and symbolism, was an editor of all Pounds poems and he won Nobel prize

what theme did Eliot mostly write about?

disillusionment of post-war generation and religion

what is his most known work?

The Waste Land

what is the Waste Land?

a poem criticizing British society with mythology

What is Edward Cummings known for?

radical experiments with punctuation, spelling and syntax

who are his works popular among?

among young readers (simple, playful)

what themes did cummings write about?

love, sex, against war

what novel did cummings write and what poems?

novel: The Enormous Room (prison camp)

poems: a leaf falls with loneliness, you are tired i think, i carry your heart with me

why did america had to consider compulsory education for all after the civil war?

because of the immigrands from eastern and southern europe

as a result, teaching was mainly for?

women, womens profession

what is antebellum era?

era of rapid grow of cities which were unable to keep up

what are some prestigious schools?

harvard, yale, princeton, stanford

im america there is what education types?

pre-school 3-6

elementary 6-11 age

secondary (middle school and high school 11-18)

higher (18-20, degree of associate of arts)

university (18+, degrees)

what is the oldest uni in america

harvard 1636

what are the years in americas unis?

freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors

what is ivy league?

universities: harvard, yale, pennsylvania, princeton, columbia, brown, dartmouth, cornell

K12?

refers to 12 grades of education