William C. Williams

Modernist literature began between 1915-1935, writers mainly wrote fiction this is because they started to question what the future was going to bring since they were living through both World War. Modernists wrote their stories in first person which made their stories seem like a stream of consciousness, irony and satires. This type of literature was mainly written in English and became well known due to the increase of globalization, which was more about how the people felt about the events going on and how the people were affected in other words it spoke from the inner self of the writer. Many famous writers including Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, and F. Scott Fitzgerald believed that the increase in new technology was leading to the decrease in civilization which was making individuals lonely.

Modernism according to Britannica, “as a literary movement is typically associated with the period after World War I. The enormity of the war had undermined humankind’s faith in the foundations of Western society and culture,

In the early 1900s a new era of poetry had swept in. Imagery would craft a generation of poets, and with it would be William Carlos Williams’ opportunity to break out into the world of poetry. Williams would be a pioneer in the movement and help to generate a widespread interest in this new genre. Williams’

The Modernist movement began as America began to divulge from the ideals of the Victorian Period. Modernism was provided as a response to the ongoing WWI. New artists divulged into the new writings about rationalism and individualism. Modern artists Wrote about struggles and the conflict between fragmentation and order. As time progressed the modernist movement changed, one subsection of the modernist movement was the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was influenced by the political, social and economic change of the United States during the early twentieth century and left an everlasting impact on African American culture.

The literary modernism time period was a movement in literature that started in the early 1890s and was very eventful. During this era there were many considerable events taking place such as The Great War (also known as “World War One”), which started in 1914. This War lasted for four years and finally ended in 1918, but its effects lasted much longer. The financial instability of Europe and death caused by this First World War gave people a sense of patriotism that unified them. It made people think of not only the society as a whole, but themselves as individuals ("Modernism."). This new individualist mindset made people think more about their thoughts and actions than they had ever previously done before. Because individuals thought

John Williams was born John Towner Williams in Queens, New York on February 8, 1932. Williams has composed some of the most prominent scores of film history which have often been directed by Steven Spielberg. Raised in New York, Williams comes from a musical family. John’s father was a percussionist in the CBS radio orchestra. John’s music life began when he was a young child as the first instrument he learned was the piano, then the trumpet, trombone, and clarinet. Also, John started to compose music and was known to arrange his own musical pieces when he was just a teenager. Williams made his way to Los Angeles with his family in 1948 where he temporarily studied composition at University of California Los Angeles. Despite being drafted and

The birth of the modernist movement in American literature was the result of the post-World War I social breakdown. Writers adopted a disjointed fragmented style of writing that rebelled against traditional literature. One such writer is William Faulkner, whose individual style is characterized by his use of “stream of consciousness” and writing from multiple points of view.

“Modernism is a catchall term for any kind of literary production in the interwar period that deals with the modern world” (Baym, Levine, and Franklin 663). Literary work that was created during this timeframe was established during the late nineteenth century. Most modernism authors wrote about “material culture, journalism, magazines, race, gender, nationalism, the body, emotion, popular and commercial culture” (Currell 232). Some key aspects of modernism works include fragments of information, perceptions, or experiences. Oftentimes, “a typical modernist work may seem to begin arbitrarily, to advance without explanation, and to end without resolution, consisting of vivid segments juxtaposed without cushioning or integrating transitions” (Baym, Levine, and Franklin 663-664). Influenced by the modernism literacy movement, “Babylon Revisited” and “A Rose for Emily” portray the impact that love has on one’s life; the former text portrays how a change in one’s life circumstances can be used to help try and bring a family back together; whereas the latter

The Norton Anthology of American Literature defines and explains American Modernism through a historical lens and further emphasizes the significant social changes of the era. The American Modernist era is situated between two world wars and a devastating economic depression. The anthology describes these impactful events as a catalyst for social, political, technological, and philosophical change. America lost a sense of identity and entered into a quest to find meaning in all aspects of life.

Modernism took place in the late 19th century and early 20th century, more specifically the years following World War I (“Modernism in literature” 1). The novel Angela’s Ashes, written in 1996, is considered a work of modernism. Writers often talked about historical events, due “ (feeling) that they were at the end of history.” (“Modernism” 504).

This was the first time most people were exposed to such a serious level of horror and pain. Writers could no longer relate to the sense of romantic optimism. The modernism movement itself is based not upon history or the events of the time, but on the alienation, loss, and despair so deeply rooted in the minds of everyone affected by World War I.

Modernism Literary Movement- Modernism was an English form of fiction writing. It was popular from about the 1910s all the way to the 1960s. Modernism literature is distinguished by the innr self and conscious break with accustomed styles of verse and poetry. Most Modernism literature was writen in first person. Most literature had a beginning, middle, and end but Modernism literature was usually more

This poem is only a few words long, but Williams uses very descriptive words and gets the point across to the reader (Williams, Williams Carlos). Another poem that mirrors Imagism is “This Is Just To Say.” This poem talks about a plum in an icebox. Even though it may seem like a silly topic, the short poem tells a brief story and leaves the reader thinking with many questions (This Is Just To Say). Lastly, Objectivism is very similar to Imagism. The main difference is that Objectivist poetry involves personal and romantic feelings unlike Imagism. Williams work became even more popular while Objectivism was developing because of his poetry involving his thoughts and feelings. (William Carlos Williams). One of his poems that reflects upon Objectivism is “Thursday.” This poem is short and focuses on one topic just like Imagist literature, but it involves his personal feelings about his dreams in his life (Thursday). Overall, Modernism reconstructed Williams writing style.

What further contributed to the rise of modernism was the First World War, which shell-shocked many. People lost their sense of certainty and it made them change their points of views. It made modernists question civilisation. This is seen in T.S Eliot’s poem “The Wasteland” which questions

Modernism in film and literature often begins with space and distance. The modernist movement in the early to mid-20th century sought to change the way we look at art and its expression of inner human turmoil. Influenced by the German Expressionist movement that “attempted to show a distorted view of [the] world to evoke a mood or idea” (Crabbe), modernist narratives use space to allow the reader or viewer to actively engage with the character and have more self-conscious and subjective interpretation towards the novel so as to create the strong bond with the novel. Often, modernism narratives style replaces the claustrophobia of first-person narration styles, welcoming third-person forms that provide readers subjective interpretation of the story. Also, modernism