《Thesandimagism》-课件.ppt

The 1920s Literature 2nd American Renaissance I. Historical Background Impact of the First World War Economic boom Jump in technology, urbanism after industrialism Mass culture, mass production Social intolerance Social discrimination: the Chicago Race Riot, the Ku Klux Klan, Contempt for the law: the Prohibition Law Ku Klux Klan often abbreviated KKK and informally known as The Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration. The current manifestation is splintered into several chapters and is widely considered to be a hate group. Chicago Race Riot It was a major racial conflict that began in Chicago, Illinois on July 27, 1919 and ended on August 3. During the riot, dozens died and hundreds were injured. It is considered the worst of the approximately 25 riots during the Red Summer of 1919, so named because of the violence and fatalities across the nation. Prohibition in the United States also known as The Noble Experiment, was the period from 1920 to 1933, during which the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned nationally as mandated in the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Spiritual disorientation Loss of faith Death of God (Nietzsche) Spiritual wasteland Bertrand Russell [p.156] Literary events Arthur Symons, English critic, The Symbolist Movement in Literature (1899), profound influence on Pound, Eliot. 1912, Harriet Monroe, volume of verse Poetry to promote poets like Pound and Eliot. A few years later, Margaret Anderson , Little Review, a magazine devoted to new verse. II. literary Features new expression for new experience Paris as a center of experimental art and literature Dadaism, Futurism, Expressionism, Postimpressionism, Surrealism, Imagism Lost Generation Harlem Renaissance A burst of literary achievement i