Writers from the Modernist period used individualism, intellectualism, and anti-realism in their writing. They also used experimentation in their writing extensively as change just for the sake of change.
They were coping with the psychological aftermath of World War I.
The younger writers had to cope with the psychological aftermath of World War I, and their work was darker, more disillusioned.
Points of view
fluid
Modernist writers often favored simple settings.
Modernist writers of fiction tended to prefer indirect characterization. Modernist writers also preferred unreliable narrators. Other literary devices used in modernist writing were stream-of-consciousness and interior monologue.
larger; more varied
In many cases, modernist writers made heavy use of symbolism.
skyrocketed
Mid-19th
to use new forms of plot
French writers and artists such as Charles Baudelaire, Gustave Flaubert, and Edouard Manet.
By exaggerating the truth (apex)
Writers from the Modernist period used individualism, intellectualism, and anti-realism in their writing. They also used experimentation in their writing extensively as change just for the sake of change.
The theme of alienation and fragmentation best reflects the ideals of modernist writers. Modernist writers often portrayed characters who were disconnected from society and struggled to find their place in a rapidly changing world. They also experimented with fragmented narratives and non-linear storytelling to mirror the fractured experience of modern life.
The Education Act of 1870 made this harder for the Modernist writers.