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Test for American Modernism

Is World War I a line of demarcation?

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:43:26 PST

Do you think that the Great War creates a distinct difference in Modernist writing? Is it a difference without distiction? Or is it a different genre altogether?

I can think of two very specific ways in which the literary tenets of...

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:14:08 PST

I can think of two very specific ways in which the literary tenets of Modernism appeared in visual art of the 30s. Modernists argued for multiple ways of looking at the world. Your chair probably challenges the "chair-ness" of the traditional concept of chairs in some way. Modernists held that no thing or person was born for a specific use. A chair may be shaped as a chair in some way, but its usefulness need not be limited to providing a...

What similarities are there between the art deco and modernism movement?

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 03:53:35 PST

What similarities are there between the art deco and modernism movement?