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CHAPTER12 T.S.Eliot Stevens Williams Background information Poetic scene: dismal, uninspired, moralistic, imitative prevailed in1900-1910 Imagist movement The Symbolist Movement in Literature 1899 by Arthur Symons, an English critic poetic revolution All kinds of innovations between 1912-1914 Whitman Fragmented and dislocated modern life New verse Modernism Modernism Modernism is a cultural movement that generally includes the progressive art and architecture, design, literature, music, dance,painting and other visual arts which emerged in the beginning of the 20th century, particularly in the years following World War I. It was a movement of artists and designers who rebelled against late19th century academic and historical tradition, and embraced the neweconomic, social and political aspects of the emerging modern world. Modernism rose out of skepticism and disillusion of capitalism. Especially the Second World War marked the last stage of the disintegration of the British Empire. Britain suffered heavy losses in the war: thousands of people were killed; the economy was ruined; and almost all its former colonies were lost. People were in economic, cultural, and belief crisises. Characteristics of Modernism in Literature 1. One characteristic of English Modernism is the dehumanization of art; 2. The modernist writers are mainly concerned with the inner being of an individual; 3. Modernism is, in many aspects, a reaction against realism T. S. Eliot（1888-1965） A poet, dramatist, literary critic, and modernist. A poet, dramatist, literary critic, and modernist. Life p172 Birth and family background: born in a wealthy family of America, parents were well cultured Education: received a good education when he was young, especially classical literature; studied in Harvard in 1906; studied in Paris and Oxford after getting his M.A. degree Marriage: suffered intensely, unhappy working as a teacher and a bank clerk while composing poetry Literary Career Fi