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THE CONTEMPORARY MOVEMENT OF LITERATURE Brief Historical Background, Characteristics, and Significant Authors of this Era 1945-Present

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Page 1: The Contemporary Movement of Literature

THE CONTEMPORARY MOVEMENT OF LITERATURE

Brief Historical Background, Characteristics, and Significant Authors of this Era

1945-Present

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Important information to know: These events include the following: The Civil Rights Movement, The Vietnam War,

Atomic bombing/rise of weapons of mass destruction, the Cold War, Women’s Rights Movement, and Native American Right’s Movement

Influential Historical Events:

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Characteristics of Contemporary Texts:

New types of poetry are being introduced

“I” vs. “We” Literature is generally very

emotional Global dialogue Ethnicity/races begins to

dissolve predetermined “boundaries”

Heavy theme of “just getting by”

Many authors confess fears and realities; in other words very “confessional”

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Characteristics of Contemporary Texts Continued… Authors’ humor is often

incorporated and evident Themes include the following:

The Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement, The Cold War, Post World War II Prosperity, Women’s Rights, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Native American Rights, Gay/Lesbian Rights, Advancements in Technology

Popular techniques include: fragmentation, postiche/collage, cynicism, and magical realism

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Key authors of this movement include:

Tillie Olsen (1913) Robert Creeley (1926) Frank O’Hara (1926-1966) Toni Morrison (1931) Michael S. Harper (1938) Sherman Alexie (1966) Aurora Levins Morales (1954) Li-Young Lee (1957) Carolyn Forché (1950) Wendy Rose (Hopi) (1948)

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Well Known Contemporary Texts Include:

I Have A Dream Speech

The Bluest Eye Howl

Frame The Sandbox

Love Medicine Lady Lazarus

Tell Me a Riddle

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Example: Dr. Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream Speech

http://youtube/PbUtL_0vAJk

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Credits www.yahoo.com/im

ages www.youtube.com “The Heath

Anthology of American Literature” Publisher: Houghton/Mifflin, Fifth Edition