1. Modernism
How did World War I transformed art, architecture, music and literature

2. Modernism
Modernism is a philosophical movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from far-reaching transformations in Western society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the factors that shaped Modernism was the development of modern industrial societies and the rapid growth of cities, followed then by the horror of World War I. Modernism also rejected the certainty of Enlightenment thinking, and many modernists rejected religious belief

3. Notable elements Self Consciousness Usage of stream of thought
Rejected realism
Reprise, incorporation, rewriting, recapitulation, revision and parody were utilized to revisit old works of literature

4. Realism vs Modernism Whereas REALISM MODERNISM
Emphasized absolutism, and
Believed that a single reality could be determined through the observation of nature
MODERNISM
Argued for cultural relativism,
And believed that people make their own meaning in the world.

5. World War I vs. Previous Thought
World War I gave way to modernism. It worked to change people’s thoughts.
Innovations in writing: Writers wanted to leave the painful past behind and express their fears and doubts in a way that fit their new suspicion of tradition.
Before the War
After the War
People were believed to be rational
Rationality was doubted as well as purpose
People were believed to be progressing collectively
People were a lot more individualistic
People were comfortable discussing concepts they considered universal
Language was seen for its value in communicating and its ability to cause change

6. Other Differences of Values

7. Characteristics of Literature within Modernism
Literature Exhibits Perspectivism
Meaning comes from the individual’s perspective and is thus personalized;
A single story might be told from the perspective of several different people, with the assumption that the “truth” is somewhere in the middle
Writing The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner achieved this idea through his depiction of human consciousness. The Story has 3 different points of view. All of which are somewhat unreliable.

8. Stream of Consciousness Writing
Stream of Consciousness: device, that seeks "to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass through the mind. Another term for it is 'interior monologue'."

9. Artists of the Period
Look for ways in which these artists utilized the thinking of the time period and incorporated it into their art.

10. Pablo Picasso

11. Wassily Kandinsky

12. Henri Matisse