Imagism美国文学史意象主义.ppt

Rebellious Experimental First World War 1920s the Jazz Age/the Roaring Age Disillusionment of American Dream the Lost Generation F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) “Jazz Age” Earnest Hemingway (1899-1961) “Grace under Pressure” Poetry of Imagism Ezra Pound (1885-1972) Myth of South William Faulkner(1897-1962) “Stream of Consciousness” 1930s the economic crisis Red Radical Revolutionary John Steinbeck (1902-1968) 1945-2000  Second World War 1950s War Fiction Black Humor 1960s the Beat Generation 1970s Marginalized literature searching for Identity Jewish American Saul Bellow (1915-2005) African American Ralph Ellison (1914-1994) Tony Morrison (1931- ) Chinese American Maxine Hong Kingston (1940- ) Woman literature 1980s Bridge between Serious and popular literature The 20th Century Literature (1918—1939) ( the Modern Period, the Period of Modernism) Historical Background: Impact of Industrial Revolution and the shocking wealth of the Americans Disillusionment caused by WWI ( the Lost Generation, devoid of faith and alienated from a civilization) Social upheavals brought about by the Great Depression after the “Roaring 20s” with its extravagance, violence and corruption. Effect of Sigmund Freud Prewar Postwar urbanism Patriotism disillusionment Idealism discontentment Enthusiasm dislocation Heroism fragmentation Urbanism A way of life associated with urban dwe