Origins of Modernism
An American Fascist collaborator, this author submitted the works of imagist poets to Poetry Magazine, and helped found both the Modernist and Imagist writing movements
Who is Ezra Pound?
This Modernist Author wrote "The Wasteland", "The Hollow men", and "Ash-Wednesday"
Who is T.S. Williams?
Written by T.S. Elliot, this poem explores life in London in the aftermath of the First World War.
What is the Wasteland?
Traditional thoughts, traditional moralities and religious thoughts
What did modernist writers commonly object to?
Modernist writers often wrote about the fractured state of society after this war.
What is World War 1?
Considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device, this author is famously known for Writing "Mrs. Dalloway."
Who is Virginia Woolf?
This novel written by James Joyce and published in 1922 is a dissection of the mind of Leopold Bloom as he wanders about Dublin.
What is Ulysses?
This style of poetry was most commonly used in modernist writing
What is Free Verse?
In the early 20th century, poets met here and discussed changes in poetry, marking the location of the start of Modernism.
What is London?
He was not only an American poet and writer closely associated with modernism and imagism, but also held a long career as a physician.
Who is William Carlos Williams?
Written by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad, this novel tells the story of sailor Charles Marlow and his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgian company in the African interior.
What is Heart of Darkness?
This was generally considered the main idea of modernism.
What are the meanings and ideas behind life?