‫عمرو محمد الجميل سليمان‬

‫الفرقة الرابعة‬
‫قسم اللغة االنجليزية‬
‫‪Civilization By Dr. Rania‬‬
 MODERNISM & POSTMODERNISM
MODERNISM POSTMODERNISM

Modernism is the deliberate break from Postmodernism is a movement that began

the traditional form of poetry and in the mid-20th century and often described
prose that took place in the late 19th as a reaction against modernism. It is
and early 20th century. The horrors of characterized by the deliberate use of
the first world war and the changing earlier styles and conventions, a mixing of
different artistic styles and media, and a
ideas about reality developed by
general distrust of theories. It can be seen
prominent figures such as Charles
as a radical break from modernism when
Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, etc.
we look at some unique features of
postmodernism.
Modernists experimented with new
forms and styles. Irony, satire, stream
Some of these
of consciousness, interior monologue,
use of multiple points-of-view, and
comparison were popular literary
techniques in the modernist literature.
Championship of the individual and
celebration of inner strength,
alienation, loss, and despair were
common themes of the movement.