Modernism and the self 1. In this period the chief characteristic of the self is one of alienation. The character belongs to a lost generation"(Gertrude Stein), suffers from a dissociation of sensibility (T. S. Eliot), and who hasa dream deferred (Langston Hughes). 2. Alienation led to an awareness about one 's inner life
◼ Modernism and the Self 1. In this period, the chief characteristic of the self is one of alienation. The character belongs to a "lost generation" (Gertrude Stein), suffers from a "dissociation of sensibility" (T. S. Eliot), and who has "a Dream deferred" (Langston Hughes). 2. Alienation led to an awareness about one's inner life
Modernism and the New Negro Renaissance(see my Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance) a 1. The relationship between the two is complex. a 2. They both share the important motif of alienation 3. However, american modernism is inspired by the European avant-garde art, the renaissance represents the unique and distinct experience of black Americans
◼ Modernism and the New Negro Renaissance (see my Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance) ◼ 1. The relationship between the two is complex. ◼ 2. They both share the important motif of alienation. ◼ 3. However, American modernism is inspired by the European avant-garde art; the Renaissance represents the unique and distinct experience of black Americans
4. Modernism borrows from the Renaissance the themes of marginality and the use of folk or the so-called primitive material 5. The use of the blues tradition important for the Renaissance- is not shared by white modernists; considered too limiting(mere complaint about one's repressed and exploited condition), the blues tradition represents images and themes of liberation and revolt the renaissance is important for black 6. This relationship requires reevaluation and white readers and writers
◼ 4. Modernism borrows from the Renaissance the themes of marginality and the use of folk or the so-called "primitive" material. ◼ 5. The use of the blues tradition - important for the Renaissance - is not shared by white modernists; considered too limiting (mere complaint about one's repressed and exploited condition), the blues tradition represents images and themes of liberation and revolt. ◼ 6. This relationship requires reevaluation; the Renaissance is important for black and white readers and writers
Sherwood Anderson(1876-1941)
Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941)