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The Twentieth Century. Themes to watch for ► Individual ► Individual responsibility ► Angst ► Alienation ► Alienation and isolation, esp. of artist ►

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1 The Twentieth Century

2 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

3 ► Science ► Science and technology, + and – ► Disillusionment ► Literary ► Literary experimentation ► Living ► Living with ambiguity ► Large ► Large forces destroying us ► Futility ► Futility of language

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