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Literary Movements

Praxis 5038 Genre category

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Postcolonialism literary movement created by authors from formerly colonized countries like India, Nigeria, and Puerto Rico. Studies the effects of colonialism on people and their society.
Postmodernism Literary movement developed after the end of the second world war in 1945 which questions the values of modernism, such as the belief that there is objective truth in that technological advancement leads to a better society; by using fragmented structures
Chicana/Chicano Literary movement comprised of Mexican American authors writing about Mexican American experiences this literature has gained prominence since the 1960s.
Harlem renaissance Literary movement based in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in 1920s through 1930s. Which features the African-American experience; also includes leader related authors inspired by the original Harlem writers.
Modernism Literary movement that called for a break from traditional values and style and concentrates on the interior life of character; often used stream of consciousness and recently developed literary techniques to engage with a word being transformed by indust
Romanticism Literally movement that championed nature, romantic love, the individual, and the imagination and shifted the focus of literature from society and its demands to the feelings of the individual. Finding God in nature. Common man as hero.
Imagist Movement A reaction against romanticism, encouraged reliance on visual imagery. Ezra pound
Transcendentalism Started in 1830s theorized that all people have the ability within themselves to know things beyond what they can understand in an intellectual manner. Sought truth and nature and spirituality. Self-reliance and individualism. Organization corrupted the c
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