JOYCE
He brought Modernism to its extreme consequences
with
ULYSSES (1922) and FINNEGANS WAKE (1939)
EXPERIMENTATION > the greatest exponent of
modernism
INNER REALITY (psychological analysis) >
prevails
The outer world almost disappears, but when it is
present it is used to represent the triviality and
vulgarity of the contemporary society.
STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS / INTERIOR
MONOLOGUE
DUBLINERS> > Third person indirect/direct
speech, limited omniscient narrator
ULYSSES > First person direct speech, no logical
connections, rejection of grammar organization.
EPIPHANY > sudden revelation triggered by a
trivial object or event
https://library.weschool.com/lezione/analisi-
ulisse-james-joyce-molly-bloom-monologo-inte-
riore-7761.html
WOOLF
In her "Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown", from
"Collected Essays", she declared that human nature
underwent a fundamental change "on or about
December 1910 (starting point according to some
critics) > ''Manet and the Post-Impressionists''
exhibition in London
EXPERIMENTATION > Poetic, emotional, allu-
sive and lyric language (Impressionist technique)
EXTERNAL REALITY still exists (the interest
lies in the feelings it creates in the characters’
minds) > impressionist technique.
The outer world is described in a lyric and poetic
way (< Impressionism)
STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS / INTERIOR
MONOLOGUE
- Logical/Grammatical organization stil exists
- Third person indirect/direct speech, limited omni-
scient narrator
MOMENTS OF BEING > moments that you live
with a deep consciousness (and they remain in your
memory)
https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/29/books/
english-modernism-a-big-weight-to-hang-on-
1910.html