The 20th century (1 gen 1900 anni – 16 ore 15 min, 31 dic 2000 anni)
Descrizione:
We know from the Victorian era that Great Britain was a great power which had several grounds covered and was the head of trading, naval, and industrial supremacy.
Historical backdrop to the new literary movement, the modernism was;
Fall of the British empire after 1901
Decolonisation
World war I
Post war disillusionment
Depression in the 30s (typical example was Angela's Ashes)
Modernism is a mix of literary styles new narrative techniques also new themes.
Some modern classics are written: The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald). Of Mice and men (John Steinbeck). The old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway).
The great gatsby
The old Man and the Sea
Of Mice and Men
The modernism continues throughout the century with classical novels such as to kill a mockingbird, lord of the flies, the catcher of the rye, 1984 etc. More dystopian.
Postmodernism is a movement that follows the modernism. From the second world war and later. It is breaking rules and experimenting with text. Virginia Woolf, James Joyce.
Later also detective novels, fantasy novels, and poetry in form of hip-hop.
Fantasy
Lord of the rings and Harry Potter were one of the most successful stories in this century.
Jk Rowling came up with new words like Shakespeare such as mugglers.
Poetry: The Rhymes of Hip-Hop
A movement started in the 1970s in the Bronx in New York to criticize society.
A political and societal criticism.
Riots.
The American Civil Rights movement
Police Shootings
School shootings
The law establishment
Rap, breakdancing, fashion, beat-boxing, African Bambaataa.
Language - patois, soul, Hispanics.
Rhymes and riddles.
Hip-hoppers with great influences.
Today the best selling music category; Tupac, Snoop Dogg.
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