Literary movements

Gothic literature was a literary movement that focused on death, decay and both physical and psychological terror. Gothic style also suggests a belief in the supernatural and thus many gothic texts contain an air of mystery and intrigue. The genre was originally thought to be a response to the Age of Reason, which was a radical notion held by Thomas Paine that criticised religion and challenged the legitimacy of the bible. Another key aspect in any gothic text is 'evil'. Such inclusion of these evil

     Transcendentalism was a literary movement in the first half of the 19th century. The philosophical theory contained such aspects as self-examination, the celebration of individualism, and the belief that the fundamental truths existed outside of human experience. Fulfillment of this search for knowledge came when one gained an acute awareness of beauty and truth, and communicated with nature to find union with the Over-Soul. When this occurred, one was cleansed of materialistic

Existentialism as a school of thought and literary movement burgeoned in the two decades following World War II. Although not typically labeled as existentialist writers, J. G. Ballard and Bernard Malamud created notable works during this time period that directly address themes of non-conformity, dehumanization, and individualism. Whereas “Billenium” illustrates a society that has reached an irreparable level of corruption, “The Prison” depicts human evil at a stage where it is still possible to

DuBois was considered to be the inspiration for the literary movement known as the “Harlem Renaissance.” Du Bois also believed that if a small group of young black Americans could stay and retain the information in college educations, then they could be leaders of the race and encourage other black Americans to do the same and to reach a higher level of education. Contrary to Booker T. Washington. W.E.B. Du Bois assumed that if you wanted to achieve something and be good at it, you have to just

The 1830s was a time of serious religious conflict. Many people, especially authors, had different opinions on how to find true spirituality. In the end, authors in America created Transcendentalism. Transcendentalism is a philosophical and literary movement that searches for individual truth through spiritual reflection, complete solitude, and a deep connection with nature. Because this was established by authors, many of them wrote different pieces reflecting and using the beliefs of Transcendentalism

1783-1830 was the period of the literary movement of Romanticism which was originated in Europe (wiki). The Romantic Movement was partly aroused as a reaction from the Industrial Revolution. Romanticism appeared as a movement which aimed to reject many subjects such as spirits, souls, and instincts from the previous Enlightenment movement and discuss subjects associated with liberalism, radicalism, and nationalism (Nichols, A., 2005). This movement emphasizes on the sources of aesthetic experience

National Book Award.During World War II Steinbeck served as a war correspondent. In 1962 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. On December 20, 1968 John Steinbeck died. He died of heart disease at his home in New York City. 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

The literary movement of Modern poetry was originated in North America and Europe around 1890-1950 (“Modernist poetry”, 2015). This movement was aroused by the advent of inventions as a reaction of wanting to “make everything new” (“Modernist poetry”, 2015). It was considered in literary movements that in order for poets to create an art and “make everything new” is to have the keys to creativity and imagination (Waterhouse, 1926; Smith, 1924). That is why literary artists of the previous Romanticism

use the topic of ecocriticism to spread awareness of how humans positively and negatively affect the environment. Ecocriticism is the study of literature and the environment. The environmental themes in The Lorax, The Silent Spring, and The Green Movement, all allow the audience to see where they stand on the topic. The Lorax, written by Dr. Seuss, describes how humans affect the

Many of the main ideas behind the literary movement of Romanticism can be seen in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Although the dark motifs of her most remembered work, Frankenstein may not seem to conform to the brighter tones and subjects of the poems of her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, and their contemporaries and friends, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mary Shelley was a contemporary of the romantic poets. Despite this apparent difference, Mary Shelley was deeply influenced by