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Modernism and Postmodernism (1920-Present) : Lesson 4

This document discusses the characteristics of Modernism and Postmodernism in European literature from 1920 to the present. It identifies some key literary techniques invented during Modernism like Imagism, stream of consciousness, and unreliable narrators. For Postmodernism, it notes a crisis of identity and social struggles are themes. Characteristics of Postmodern texts include paradox, fragmentation, and unreliable narration. The document asks how literary techniques affect texts and what current norms people may want to challenge.

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Modernism and Postmodernism (1920-Present) : Lesson 4

This document discusses the characteristics of Modernism and Postmodernism in European literature from 1920 to the present. It identifies some key literary techniques invented during Modernism like Imagism, stream of consciousness, and unreliable narrators. For Postmodernism, it notes a crisis of identity and social struggles are themes. Characteristics of Postmodern texts include paradox, fragmentation, and unreliable narration. The document asks how literary techniques affect texts and what current norms people may want to challenge.

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Lesson 4

Modernism and
Postmodernism
(1920–Present)
1 Identify the characteristics
of European literature
(EN12Lit-IIb-32);

Distinguish the differences


2 between works of
literature from different
literary periods (EN12Lit-
IId-25); and

Demonstrate
3 understanding of the
evolution of European
literature (EN12Lit-IIc-33).
● identify the features of Modernist and Postmodernist
literature; and
● explain the influence of Modernism and
Postmodernism in today’s literature.
How does literary technique
affect the literary texts?
Modernism (early 1900s–
1965)

● marked by sudden changes in


man’s perspective of the world
● challenged the prevailing order
during its time and focused on
experimentation while self-
consciously breaking away from
traditional forms
Literary Techniques Invented during the
Modernist Era

● Imagism
● Stream of consciousness
● An unreliable narrator
Postmodernism (1965–Present)

● shows a crisis of identity of the human being in


ethnicity and sexuality, as well as the struggle for
social and cultural acceptance in a hypocritical
society
● does not pretend to be new and original; rather,
juxtaposes the old and the new to contextualize
the literary text in the readers’ minds
Characteristics of Postmodern Texts

● use of paradox or self-contradictory statement;


● use of fragmentation or incompleteness whether in
form or in content; and
● the unreliable narrator.
Modernism and
postmodernism is an era
where people break away
from norms. With that in
mind, what are the norms
and tradition that we have
today that you want to
break away from or
challenge? Why and how?

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