Blast and Vorticism Magazines

In Abstract Expressionism - a certain construction of the world we call “individuality” is revealed in its true, that is to say, contingent, vulgarity. And so is painting; or rather, so are paintings like Hofmann’s “The Garden” and Adolph Gottlieb’s “Black, Blue Red” - done as they were under the sign or spell of such a construction, by “individuals” believing utterly (innocently, idiotically) in its power.

In the story Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Charlie Wales served as the story’s protagonist; “He was thirty-five, and good to look at” (Fitzgerald, 1913 p. 3). I would say the way modernism is depicted in the authors' work was how having

“Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric sense of freedom”(Erickson). During the 20th century, British writers switched their writing style to mimic the values of the modernism period. The main values of this period include psychology and science, the effects of war, social and personal concerns, and streams of consciousness. “The Demon Lover” by Elizabeth Bowen, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas and “The Naming of Cats” by T.S. Eliot all embody these values in some way. The Modernism period gave authors a more open approach to express psychological feelings and also gave the reader the chance to criticize warfare while also being able to praise individual growth.

By connecting, considering and concluding the response gained from literary works, the reader can obtain a deeper, analytical understanding of these techniques and tools used by the authors of the various literature forms. For this assignment, I have chosen to compare and contrast two separate literary works from “Journey into Literature” (Clugston, 2010), with similar themes. . The poems I will discuss are “The

Like many of Dix’s generation in Germany during the 1920s, he drew from the German expressionist movement in his use of distortion, directness, media and subject matter in plate 1. German expressionism involved directness, frankness and a desire to startle the viewer. Their works embraced printmaking and focused on the emotions expressed rather than reality. Dix heightens the emotions effects through his meticulous rendered, horrific images. The brilliant white bones stand out against the darker background. He experimentation with printmaking and used multiple acid baths to eat away at the image, to mimic decaying flesh. This horrifying focal point does startle the viewer through its direct disposition. Expressionists often felt the need to confront the devastating experiences of WWI, as plate 1 documents through it’s shocking yet realistic representation of the war and its effect. The common expressionist technique of distortion is utilised to exaggerate the skull and expose it as disgusting and confronting. Otto Dix’s attempt to confront the viewer through the depiction of emotions rather than reality. Dix’s incorporation of German Expressionist characteristics and techniques, the art movement of the time, in Plate 1, is a documentation of cultural art practises in the

Distinctively visual is not just about images but also the power of language that enables composers to transport us to their world, specifically to the place indicative of the time during which the text was written. Henry Lawson’s collection of short stories in particular ‘In a dry season’ and ‘The drover’s wife’ and my related text, Art Spigelman’s graphic novel ‘Maus’ bring their unique ideas to life shaping and challenging our perspective and understanding of various human experiences of pain, suffering ,courage, resilience and perseverance ultimately bringing personal and social issues to life.

Have you ever noticed the use of machines in the Western genre before? If so, wasn’t it violent? Whether it is not being able to capture essence in photographs, visually describing the use of guns, or referencing to pencils in the text, poets are able to effectively communicate their ideas and central messages to readers by incorporating all necessary elements. These aspects allow the reader to be drawn in and view society from a different perspective. Michael Ondaatje’s use of imagery in The Collected Works of Billy the Kid explores and demonstrates how machines affect the way readers view and interpret Western society.

The ink print look of blotched shapes and heavy tonal contrast shows how these images are like records and "bare witness” to the events in the 18th century. The staggered tonal variation from white to black shows the dismay of Indigenous people to their dismal as inhabitants. The colour blue in this work is symbolic of the saturation of British culture in a foreign environment. Bennett uses not only visual but textual language to convey the effects of colonialism. The stencilled words stamp the brutality of that process.

Mark Strand begins his work with a phrase that immediately provokes readers to be curious and intrigued, which is “Ink runs from the corners of my mouth” (Strand 1). Without any further thought, he or she can infer that this action is surreal. However, this phrase incorporates chilling undertones, with respect to imagery. Readers have the ability to envision someone with ink spewing out of his or her mouth. This phrase exhilarates the individual and sets the mood for the remainder of the work. Comparatively, Edgar Allan Poe also provokes readers with the chilling undertones he presents. Poe doesn’t have incorporate imagery like Strand, but creates a precarious atmosphere for the reader. He says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe 14). The plot thickness and aids in the creation of unfamiliarity in

In this essay three different genre that may portray the same theme will be discussed by referring to a poem, a novel and an art piece. In order to discuss these genres there will be referred to and quoted from the poem A Poison Tree by William Blake, the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Remarque and the art piece The Second Battle of Ypres by Richard Jack. Firstly, I will be supplying examples of the three genre and comment on the impact and successfulness of each in conveying their message. Secondly, explain the structural elements the artists used to enhance their message.

The Modernism Period in English defines itself in starting circumstances, beliefs, and famous works. In essence, the inspiration from war and society’s advances led the way to new beliefs and changes in perception of the world. Nevertheless, the beliefs brought on from negativity often burgeons more negativity while the truth is thought as relative. Furthermore, famous works such as Ulysses, The Waste Land, and The Good Soldier present unmistakable aspects of the Modernism Period. Revelations allow one to break from old

‘The avant-garde understands itself as invading unknown territory, exposing itself to the dangers of sudden, shocking encounters, conquering an as yet unoccupied future ... The avant-garde must find a direction in a landscape into which no one seems to have yet ventured.’

The most extreme modernists were referred to as the 'avant garde'. Their intention was to shock their readers and force them to doubt accepted norms and discuss 'forbidden' topics (Abrams 119).

The film Pulp Fiction was an immediate box office success when it was released in 1994 and it was also well received by the critics, and celebrated for the way it appeared to capture exactly a certain pre-millennial angst and dislocation in Western capitalist societies. The term post-modernist, often used to refer to art and architecture, was applied to this film. The pulp fiction refers to popular novels which are bought in large numbers by less well educated people and enjoyed for their entertainment value. The implication is that the film concerns topics of interest to this low culture, but as this essay will show, in fact, the title is ironic and the film is a very intellectual presentation of issues at the heart of contemporary

Pound was showing influence from the fourteenth-century Italian poets such as Guido Cavalcanti. In their works that follow their time in Europe, both Eliot and Pound display a hybridization of English and French and Italian ideas. Cummings began to imitate French Modernist poets Guillaume Apollinaire and Stephane Mallarmé. He also adopted an aesthetic based on the manifestos of French Surrealists and Dadaists, who "detached literature from referential meaning and linked it to experimental play" (McQuade 1235). Such experimental play is seen in Cummings' poem "[she being brand]" in which the creatively formed words and syntax give the image of a young man's thoughts, feelings, and actions upon driving his new car: "again slo-wly; bare,ly nudg. ing" (Cummings 15). The use of punctuation gives a vivid image of his thoughts as he carefully puts the stiff transmission into gear. Into another Cummings poem, "[in Just-]," we see more experimental play with the words to create the impression of the way excited children talk: "and eddieandbill come running from marbles and piracies and its spring" (Cummings 6).