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The Contemporary Movement of Literature

The Contemporary Movement of Literature . Brief Historical Background, Characteristics, and Significant Authors of this Era 1945-Present. Influential Historical Events:. Important information to know:

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The Contemporary Movement of Literature

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  1. The Contemporary Movement of Literature Brief Historical Background, Characteristics, and Significant Authors of this Era 1945-Present

  2. Influential Historical Events: 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

  3. 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”

  4. 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

  5. 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)

  6. 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

  7. Example: Dr. Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream Speech http://youtube/PbUtL_0vAJk

  8. Credits • www.yahoo.com/images • www.youtube.com • “The Heath Anthology of American Literature” Publisher: Houghton/Mifflin, Fifth Edition

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