《英国文学》课程PPT教学课件（English Literature）Part IX 1 20th Century Literature

Part IX 20th century literature Modernism

Part IX 20th century literature Modernism

20th century literature a period of great artistic change dominated by <the impact of two world wars the artistic concerns of modernism (which affected both themes and methods of writing)

20th century literature ❖ a period of great artistic change ❖ dominated by the impact of two world wars the artistic concerns of modernism (which affected both themes and methods of writing)

1.Historical Background II.Modernism

❖ I. Historical Background ❖ II. Modernism

1.Historical Background The First World War was usually regarded as the watershed转折点)in English history,for it had hastened radical changes in every field of English society. But the changes started long before the war

I. Historical Background ❖ The First World War was usually regarded as the watershed(转折点) in English history, for it had hastened radical changes in every field of English society. ❖ But the changes started long before the war

1.The First World War capitalism came into its monopoly stage in Britain the sharpened contradictions between socialized production and the private ownership caused frequent economic depressions mass unemployment greatly slowed down the speed of the British economic development

1. The First World War ❖ capitalism came into its monopoly stage in Britain ❖ the sharpened contradictions between socialized production and the private ownership caused frequent ❖economic depressions ❖mass unemployment greatly slowed down the speed of the British economic development