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Poetry and Politics 101: Post-First World War Poetry

This article explores the modernist disillusionment with post-war society and the bleak turn of poetry in a war traumatised society.

Poetry and Politics 101: Pre-First World War Poetry

This article will examine Modernist poetry of the pre-war years to shine a new light on the poetics of the early 20th century.

Modern Drama 101: Realism and Naturalism in "Miss Julie"

This article looks at August Strindberg's play "Miss Julie" and how it conforms to principles set forward by the movement of Naturalism.

US Modernism: Make It New!

"Make It New" is the renowned rallying cry of modernism. It was the poet Ezra Pound who had called to his contemporaries to reject...

Modernism: Sexuality in 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H Lawrence centers upon Connie Chatterley, whose marriage to paralyzed Clifford is driven by intellectual...