jazz_age.pptVIP

Background introduction The Jazz Age describes the period after the end of World War I, through the Roaring Twenties, ending with the onset of the Great Depression. The Roaring Twenties Everything seemed to be feasible through modern technology. New technologies, especially automobiles, moving pictures and radio proliferated modernity to a large part of the population. Formal decorative frills were shed in favor of practicality in both daily life and architecture. At the same time, jazz and dancing rose in popularity, in opposition to the mood of the specter of World War I. As such, the period is also often referred to as the Jazz Age. Literature The Roaring Twenties was a period of literary creativity, and works of several notable authors appeared during the period. Books that take the 1920s as their subject include: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is often described as the epitome of the Jazz Age in American literature. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque recounts the horrors of WWI and also the deep detachment from German civilian life felt by many men returning from the front. This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is about a group of expatriate Americans in Europe during the 1920s. F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth centurys greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the Lost Generation of the 1920s. Novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise The Beautiful and Damned The Great Gatsby Tender Is the Night The Last Tycoon The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set on Long Islands Nort