英美文学20c英国文学背景.pptVIP

 20th Century English Literature Historical Background representatives Historical Background The expanding of Imperialism Modernism Widespread demand for social reform Image movement The revival of the metaphysical The Irish Dramatic Movement The expanding of Imperialism  World war I World war II The reawakening of a dominating spirit Modernism The term Modernism usually refers to the early part of the 20th century — sometimes beginning with the 1st World War in 1914, and continuing through the 1930s or so — perhaps up to the 2nd World War. Modernism is defined by its rejection of the literary conventions of the nineteenth century and by its opposition to conventional morality, taste, traditions, and economic values. Modernism As a Term Modernism in English Poetry T. S. Eliot Modernism in English Fiction 1. Henry James 2. Conrad 3. D. H. Lawrence 4. James Joyce 5. Virginia Woolf The revival of the metaphysical poets metaphysical poets 玄学派是指17世纪英国文坛出现的一个独特的诗歌流派。玄学派在18世纪的古典主义潮流和19世纪浪漫派的发展中都没有得到足够的重视，直到20世纪在文学界才被充分肯定，对20世纪的英美文学影响颇深。 T. S. Eliot Widespread demand for social reform Immediate Intemperate Spirit of rebellion and despair Words or phrases or any expressions that create pictures in the reader’s mind are images. Images can appeal to senses: seeing, hearing, touch, taste, smell and movement. Image movement 意象主义是20世纪初期英美诗歌届掀起的一场运动，这场运动提倡诗歌应遵循意象的准确性，使用清晰精准的语言。意象主义者反对过多的涉及情感和技巧，而这些是在浪漫主义诗歌和维多利亚诗歌中经常出现的。这和他们同时代的乔治亚风格的诗人截然不同，乔治亚诗人提倡继承传统。 Imagism in Poetry Imagism was an Anglo-American poetic movement flouring in the 1910s. The principles are: to use language of common speech to employ always the