The Modern Age Zanon Alice VB Liceo Scientifico “A. Einstein”
The main features The loss of values religious and moral crisis; Doubts and fears about society and man’s place in the Universe; New way of thinking: philosophy; Economic crisis; New kinds of poetry.
The loss of values was due to: The failure of Positivism; Economic crisis; Scientific development; New ideas about men and their conditions. Consequences: Religious and moral crisis; Destruction of European’s self confidence; Doubt, insecurity and sense of isolation.
New theories of scientists and philosophers A. Einstein develops the theory of relativity; Freud’s theories about the psychoanalysis; Darwin’s theory of Evolution On The Origin Of Species; Yung’s studies about men’s unconscious mind; Euclidean geometry and Newtonian physics were shown to rest on false assumptions; Bergson rejection of the conventional idea of time.
Economic crisis First World War; Economic depression Unemployment; Communist revolution broke out in Russia; Europe was in competition with other States; USA supremacy.
The modern poetry Language of senses; Birth of the dramatic novels and monologues; The narrator is invisible he is not omniscient, he does not judge; The novelist does not appear; Interior monologue that makes the reader understand the protagonist’s identity; Use of mythical figures to criticize the society.
The Aesthetic movement No moral education; Art is detached from any moral code; Against the Victorianism; Based on feelings and sensations; Influenced by Walter Pater’s philosophy.
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