American Literature.ppt

American Literature 郧阳师专英语系英美文学精品课程 Part V Twentieth-Century Literature Section 1 The 1920s I. Introduction The 1920s is a flowering period of American literature. It is considered “the second renaissance” of American literature. The nicknames for this period: (1) Roaring 20s – comfort (2) Dollar Decade – rich (3) Jazz Age – Jazz music II. Background 1. First World War – “a war to end all wars” (1) Economically: became rich from WWI. Economic boom: new inventions. Highly-consuming society. (2) Spiritually: dislocation, fragmentation. 2. wide-spread contempt for law (looking down upon law) 3