Modernism (1890-1945)

By Gelsomina De Lucia

WHAT IS MODERNISM?

• Modernism was a movement that spread through many formats.

• For example, art, dance, music, literature and philosophy.

• It was influenced by politics, scientific and technological innovation and the Industrial Revolution.

• The guiding principles of this movement were a break from old traditions and continual advancement.

The painting on the right is Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of New Man by Salvador Dali.

WHAT IS POSTMODERNISM?

• A late 20th-century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism, which represents a departure from modernism and is characterized by the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, a mixing of different artistic styles and media, and a general distrust of theories.

EXAMPLE OF ‘POMO’ TEXTS.

EXAMPLE OF ‘POMO’ TEXTS.

CHECKLIST OF A POSTMODERNIST BOOK.

HOW ARE THEY POSTMODERNISM?

They both have :

For example such as pros.

Prose's: It applies a natural flow of speech, and ordinary grammatical structure rather than rhythmic structure.

THB TIJ

Alcoholism -> Insane monarch.

Addition -> Futuristic society.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POMO AND MODERNISM.

Anarchy - A state of disorder.Dispersal - Splitting up.Rhizome – Interpretation.