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Aiineen Introduction to Modern Literature
Academic Tutoring University   Advanced level University Literature/Poetry Good for beginners
 

Introduction to Modern Literature

120min X 3
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A preview of modern texts and poems of 20 century
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Lesson 1: Historical Context and Themes in Modern Drama

  • Objective: Introduce students to the social, cultural, and political changes that influenced modern drama, focusing on realism, existentialism, and the Theatre of the Absurd.
  • Content Covered:
    • Overview of the early 20th-century context, including the impact of the World Wars, shifts in social norms, and advancements in psychology.
    • Discussion of key dramatic styles: realism, naturalism, absurdism, and existential themes.
    • Exploration of how playwrights tackled themes of alienation, absurdity, and the breakdown of traditional social structures.
  • Key Playwrights and Works:
    • Henrik Ibsen (often considered a precursor to modern drama) and his influence on realism in drama.
    • Harold Pinter and his unique use of "Pinteresque" pauses to explore themes of isolation and communication breakdown in plays like The Homecoming and The Birthday Party.
    • Overview of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett as an example of absurdist themes.

Lesson 2: Historical Context and Themes in the Modern Novel

  • Objective: Examine the societal and intellectual changes that influenced modernist novelists, highlighting shifts in narrative style, experimentation, and the rise of psychological realism.
  • Content Covered:
    • Contextual background, including the disillusionment following World War I, urbanization, and psychological theories by Freud and Jung.
    • Introduction to stream-of-consciousness narrative techniques and the emphasis on interiority, fragmented plots, and unreliable narrators.
    • Exploration of themes like identity, alienation, and the subjective nature of reality.
  • Key Novelists and Works:
    • Virginia Woolf and her stream-of-consciousness technique in Mrs. Dalloway, illustrating the inner thoughts and emotions of characters over a single day.
    • James Joyce and his groundbreaking use of language and narrative experimentation in Ulysses.
    • Brief discussion of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald as an example of modernist critiques of the American Dream and materialism.

Lesson 3: Historical Context and Themes in Modern Poetry

  • Objective: Explore how modern poets responded to the upheavals of their time through innovative forms and themes that reflected societal fragmentation and disillusionment.
  • Content Covered:
    • Examination of the major influences on modern poetry, including industrialization, urban alienation, and the trauma of World War I.
    • Introduction to free verse, symbolism, and the experimental forms that characterize modern poetry.
    • Discussion of modern poetry's engagement with themes of existentialism, decay, and spiritual desolation.
  • Key Poets and Works:
    • T.S. Eliot and his use of fragmented imagery and mythological references in The Waste Land, highlighting themes of despair and disillusionment in post-war Europe.
    • W.B. Yeats and his reflections on nationalism, mysticism, and historical cycles in works like The Second Coming.
    • Brief overview of Ezra Pound’s influence on modern poetry through Imagism and his motto, “Make it new,” which emphasized conciseness and vivid imagery.

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