Realism
"To Build a Fire" by Jack London
Realistic circumstances of life, sad endings and the use of the five senses. ( ex: the freezing temperatures and pain described)
Causes of the Modernist Temper
WW1, Urbanization, Industrialization, Immigration, Technological Evolution and the Modern Growth of Science
What are the three key characteristics of Romanticism?
Feeling and intuition over reason, soul connection to nature and god, and the power of imagination.
TRUE OR FALSE: Transcendentalism is a religion.
FALSE
Who were known as the anti-transcendentalists?
Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and (Herman Melville )
"The Sentimentality of William Taverner" by Willa Cather
realistic characters ( good and/or bad), typical conflict ( family/people relationships) and devotes description of labor.
What were the three main Modernist writing characteristics?
Juxtaposition, Discontinuous Narrative and Intertextuality.
What types of Literature is Romanticism seen in?
Novels, short stories, poems and essays.
What does Transcendentalism instruct Transcendentalists to go beyond of?
The reality of God, the universe, the self and human experience.
Dark Romantics believes humans are innately...
Bad.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
Use of the five senses, relationship between people and society and detailed setting.
Modernist themes
to break down societal restraints, alienation of the individual, and self improvement or unmentioned character/hero dynamics.
What are the three key elements/themes to Romanticism?
Optimism, experimentalism and mingling of races/freedom.
How is nature significant to Transcendentalism?
One of the core beliefs is our souls have a deep connection to nature.
What is Gothic literature?
Themes of terror, personal torment and the supernatural.
What are the subgroups of Realism?
Naturalism and Regionalism
Which one of John Steinbeck's stories fall under the Modernist theme
Grapes of Wrath
What are the three main techniques seen in romantic writings?
remote time and setting, improbable plots and morally wrong societies or worlds.
Transcendentalists believe humans are inherently....
good
What is the main focus of Dark Romanticsm?
Good v Evil, sin with guilt and physiological affects behind both.
What was the historical behind the Realism movement?
The Civil War, Westward Expansion, increase population and the Industrial Revolution
What is the point of Modernist literature?
Poems: To critique the corruption in society. Portrays a pessimistic view of society
Literature: To imagine and create a better, ideal world that aligns with Modernist themes and characteristics.
Who wrote this? bonus: which technique of Romantic literature does this line represent?
Who is the most well known Transcendentalist?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What was Edgar Allan Poe's first publication?
Tamerlane and Other Poems