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Literature of the 20th century refers to world literature produced during the 20th century (1901 to 2000). The main periods in question are often grouped by scholars as Modernist literature, Postmodern literature, flowering from roughly 1900 to 1940 and 1960 to 1990 [1] respectively, roughly using World War II as a transition point.
Another major work of science fiction, from the early 20th century, is A Voyage to Arcturus by Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. It combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence.
While J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), one of the most notable landscape painters of the 19th century, was a member of the Romantic movement, his pioneering work in the study of light, color, and atmosphere "anticipated the French Impressionists" and therefore modernism "in breaking down conventional formulas of representation; though unlike them ...
This article gives a chronological list of years in literature, with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small selection of notable events.The time covered in individual years covers Renaissance, Baroque and Modern literature, while Medieval literature is resolved by century.
A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method is a book about history of architecture by Banister Flight Fletcher and his father, Banister Fletcher, published in London in 1896. The book became a standard reference work, with updated editions published throughout the 20th century. The latest, 21st edition, was published in 2019.
Civil rights literature of the early-20th century was written by authors such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and James Weldon Johnson. [155] American poetry expanded significantly during the 20th century, introducing or incorporating modernist poetry traditions such as Imagism , Vorticism , and Objectivism .
It was first published in 1973 with a completely revised and updated version in 1985 called The New Guide to Modern World Literature at 1,396 pages. [1] The book covers an estimated 2,700 authors and more than 7,500 titles. [1] It contains a total of 33 chapters that treat all modern national literatures individually or in groups. [1]
Alemannisch; العربية; Azərbaycanca; تۆرکجه; বাংলা; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца)