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An Overview of the Origin of Surrealism
Art
Modernism
Modernity
Surrealism
Surrealism began in the early 1920s during World War I and World War II. It was part of the DADA movement that was centered in Paris, Surrealism was created to attack society through scandal. Tristian Tzara was the leader of the dada movement during this time and felt that since people favored war then they…
German Expressionism & Soviet Montage
Expressionism
Germany
Before World War I, the cinema was largely an international affair. The war, however, disrupted the free flow of films across borders. Domestic production rose in countries like Germany and Russia. Cinema became largely influenced by the prominence of fine arts (e.g. painting) movements, referred to collectively as Avant-garde. Avant-grade contained styles that rejected the…
Reaction Paper: Thoroughly Modern Millie, a Musical
Expressionism
Music
Reaction Paper: Thoroughly Modern Millie, a MusicalAs an introduction, it may be observed that the milieu of contemporary appreciation to the arts typifies the rediscovery of art forms in the past, from which the 21st century artists tends to revive the richness and ingenuity of an art from a certain period of civilization. Thus, it…
The structure of ‘Blood Wedding’ Analysis
Expressionism
Structure
The structure of ‘Blood Wedding’ has a great influence on its continuous effect and final impact. Lorca carefully plans the events of the play in order to create a final dramatic climax. The play is split into three acts and the action is divided into each act. The opening act is a basic introduction to…
| theme | alienation, transformation, consumption, and the relativity of truth. These themes reflect the distinct sensibilities of both the modernist and postmodern aesthetic movements.May 2, 202 1, The major literary themes of the Modernist Era are confusion, isolation, and disillusionment. These themes reflect the mindset of the American people and the feelings that plagued them throughout the early 1900s. |
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| description | Modernism is both a philosophical movement and an art movement that arose from broad transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| quotations | The modern mind is in complete disarray. Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric sense of freedom. Modernism may be seen as an attempt to reconstruct the world in the absence of God. Don’t bother about being modern. |
| information | Writings: Atonement, Brave New World, Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Great Gatsby, The Master and Margarita, Ulysses, As I Lay Dying, T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marianne Moore, Elements: Key elements of modernism include break from tradition, Individualism, and disillusionment. One of the major changes in the modernist era is a break from tradition which focuses on being bold and experimenting with new style and form and the collapse of old social and behavior norms., |
