Modernism

Compare and contrast one poem by Hughes with one poem by Dickinson.

Langston Hughes Although there are some critics that do not align Hughes with Modernism, where do we see in him the same experimentation with language and form and emphasis on American individualism that we see in the poems of other pre-Modernists and Modernists, like Emily Dickinson? Compare and contrast one poem by Hughes with one […]

Choose a Romantic poem from the nineteenth century that you intend to rewrite in a way that incorporates typically modernist qualities.

Write Like a Modernist Over the course of the next several days, you will complete a writing assignment. In the assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of the tenets of modernist literature by rewriting a Romantic poem in a way that incorporates typically modernist qualities in terms of language, style, literary elements, and themes. The […]

Evaluate what, if any, artworks or art historical ideas the piece alludes to and what media forms or cultural references may be part of its meaning.

Topic: Response/Analysis #1 Choose an artwork from the lecture material. Include an image on 3rd page of your submission. 2. Spend some time researching the artwork on your own, paying attention to artist, country and year made, medium(s) made in, etc. Use the course readings or other. Number of sources is up to you. 3. […]

Prepare a research paper analyzing a poem from Hughes and poem from Cullen. Then compare and contrast the poetry of Hughes and Cullen.

RESEARCH PAPER A minimum of 4 sources, at least 4 different quotes in the essay, must have in-text citations naturalism in the story of the jungle naturalism in the open boat by Stephen crane analyze a poem from Hughes analyze a poem from Cullen passing and modernism compare and contrast the poetry of Hughes and […]

Compare and contrast Kierkegaard’s three stages of authenticity with Nietzsche’s three transformations of the soul. Do you agree with these portrayals?

Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Most, but not all, questions will require you to write answers more than ONE page single-spaced on a Word doc. Write you answers in a separate doc then upload it here. 1. From a Utilitarian perspective, judge the moral value of the actors of this […]

Write a term paper and Post World War 1 Modernism (Pirandello), see if you can trace out the differences between the two Pirandello novels.

Post World War 1 Modernism Theme: Post World War 1 Modernism (Pirandello), see if you can trace out the differences between the two Pirandello novels. But, again, be sure to incorporate Svevo whose novel certainly reflects the growth of modernism in Italy. Sources The novel Uno, Nessuno e Centomila of Pirandello Italo Svevo (The Conscience […]

Explain what is meant by ‘modernism’, using appropriate critical sources and definitions, and explain in detail how your chosen object demonstrates characteristics associated with modernism.

The Modernist World: A Critical Analysis 1,500 Words A critical written analysis of a ‘Modernist object’ of your choice. A modernist object such as: a sculpture, painting, or other physical object. The Modernist Object chosen is a painting by Amrita Sher-Gil, Mother India, 1935. This Critical Analysis must include: Introduce and contextualise your object: Explain […]

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