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Post-Modernism/Contemporary Literature. 1945-Present. Reaction to History. Major historical events often cause shifts in literary trends American Revolution- Deists to Rationalists Westward expansion- Rationalism to Romanticism Civil War- Romanticism to Realism WWI- Realism to Modernism - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Post-Modernism/Contemporary Literature1945-Present
Reaction to History Major historical events often cause shifts in
literary trends American Revolution- Deists to Rationalists Westward expansion- Rationalism to Romanticism Civil War- Romanticism to Realism WWI- Realism to Modernism
WWII leads to a shift away from Modernism towards Postmodernism
From Gatsby to Ginsberg
Post WWII Economic Boom
Growth of suburbs New technology
Within businesses and more consumer products Cold War
Tension with communist countries, especially U.S.S.R.
Civil Rights Movement Growing acceptance of individuals from diverse
backgrounds
1950s Suburbia
Cold War Propaganda
Civil Rights
Where are we currently? It is debated whether Postmodernism is
ongoing, or if there has been a shift to a new movement Theory 1:
1945-1980: Postmodernism 1980-Present: Contemporary Literature (unnamed
movement) Theory 2:
1945-Present: Postmodernism
Characteristics of Postmodernism Allows for multiple meanings and multiple
worlds dreams, the future, flashbacks etc.
Structures work in nontraditional forms Varied chapter/section breaks Multiple narrators/switching perspective
Comments upon itself Encourages self-awareness
Cultural diversity Blends and overlaps fiction and nonfiction
Rise of literary nonfiction and literary journalism
Characteristics Continued Cynicism towards society
Especially post Vietnam War Recent texts critical of American consumer culture
Questioning/Lack of identity Use of vernacular/sometimes shocking
language Especially prominent in poetry
Popular Authors Allen Ginsburg Sylvia Plath Flannery O’Connor Toni Morrison Alice Walker Cormac McCarthy Amy Tan Tim O’Brien
Junot Diaz Sandra Cisneros Jhumpa Lahiri Jonathan Franzen Jonathan Safran Foer George Saunders Billy Collins Gwendolyn Brooks
Author Pictures
The Rise of Young Adult Literature The Catcher in the Rye (1951) and The
Outsiders (1967) are early texts that lead to the burgeoning genre of young adult literature
Books targeted towards young adult interests and usually feature young adult protagonists
YAL has become a multi-million dollar industry Film adaptations for popular novels, even
sometimes before they are published
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Popular Titles Series
Harry Potter The Hunger Games Divergent Maze Runner Mortal Instruments The Giver Ender’s Game Twilight Uglies Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants Inheritance Cycle Crank
Individual Works The Fault in Our Stars
Anything by John Green The Perks of Being a
Wallflower Thirteen Reasons Why The Book Thief Speak Holes If I Stay Feed Eleanor and Park