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American Modernism(1918~1945); Definition of Modernism ;The distinctive feature of literary modernism was its strong and conscious break with traditional forms, perceptions and techniques of expression, and its great concern with language and all aspects of its medium. ;Ⅰ.Imagist Movement;Historical Background:;;Imagism: its sources;Definition of Imagism;2) It grew out of the Symbolist Movement in 1912 and was initially led by Ezra Pound, Amy Lowell, and others. ;3)Three phases ;Three principles of Imagism (1) Direct treatment (2) Economy of expression (3) “Freedom in verse ;Direct Treatment;Economy of expression;Freedom in verse;American Imagists ;What is the image?;;A Chinese imagistic poetry: Autumn Evening crows perch on old trees wreathed with withered vine, Water of a stream flows by a family cottage near a tiny bridge. A lean horse walks on an ancient road in western breeze, The sun is setting in the west, The heart-broken one is at the end of the Earth. 《天净沙·秋思》 马致远 枯藤、老树、昏鸦， 小桥、流水、人家， 古道、西风、瘦马， 夕阳西下，断肠人在天涯。 ;There are nine nouns or nominal phrases placed in the first three lines in isolation from each other. To appreciate the poem you should link the scenes produced through these words up in your imagination by way like montage in movie art. So, a vivid picture like a story will be displayed in your mind:;;; Ezra Pound (1885—1972);His Life: Born in Idaho in 1885 and raised in Pennsylvania, Ezra Pound spent most of his life in Europe and became one of the 20th centurys most influential -- and controversial – poets in the English language. ;;;He moved to Paris in 1920 and got acquainted with Gertrude Stein and her circle of friends (which included Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso), then settled in Italy in 1924. Enamored with Benito Mussolini, Pound made anti-American radio broadcasts during World War II. He was arrested as a traitor in 1945 and init