The Twentieth Century
Themes to watch for ► Individual ► Individual responsibility ► Angst ► Alienation ► Alienation and isolation, esp. of artist ► Interest ► Interest in psychology (Freud, Jung) ► Context ► Context of wide time ► Apocalyptic ► Apocalyptic themes ► Multiculturalism; ► Multiculturalism; differing perspectives
► Science ► Science and technology, + and – ► Disillusionment ► Literary ► Literary experimentation ► Living ► Living with ambiguity ► Large ► Large forces destroying us ► Futility ► Futility of language