Modernism
- a literary study that has a radical break with literary forms of the past in the experimental, avant-garde style of writing prevalent between WWI and WWII (the lost generation)
Post Modernism
- A literary study that turned away from modernism, emphashing the lack of profoundity- nothing can be recognized as inherently significant (must be put into context)
Modernization
-Industrial progress often associated with "westernization"(technology, industrial, political structure, & mass culture
Scientific Rationalism
-end of 19th century belief that scientific knowledge makes the universe more rational and predictable (modernism is the response to scientific rationalism)
Dadaism
-cultural movement raised during WWI primarily involved in art, literature, and graphic design that rejected prevailing standards (not intended to be liked)
Realism
-literature movement that depicts subjects as the appear in everyday life
Surrealism
-features the unexpected juxtaposition of elements
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