What are the differences between conservative modernism and progressive modernism ? A. Conservative modernism came to look to the past for inspiration and hope, while progressive modernism looked to the future. B. Conservative modernism supported the status quo, while progressive…
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of “Modernism” ? A. A radical project of experimentation with literary and artistic formB. A belief in the power of the natural world to communicate transcendent truth C. The use of irony…
Which of the following best describes Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot” ? A. Beckett’s work expresses a certain frustration with the inability of language to fully capture the human condition. B. Beckett’s play explores how language helps to form…
Which of the following best describes James Joyce’s “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” ? A. It begins with the famous line: “Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming…
According to Tristan Tzara’s “Manifesto on Dadaism,” which of the following does NOT define Dadaism ? A. “Every product of disgust capable of becoming a negation of the family” B. “A protest with the fists of its whole being engaged…
Fill in the blank. Written over the course of his life, Ezra Pound’s ….. is an examination of the human desire for knowledge and understanding in an inchoate modern landscape ? A. “The Sun Also Rises” B. “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley”C.…
What is “Imagism” ? A. A poetic movement which hoped to offer clear expression of ideas and feelings through the use of specific visual images B. An attempt to use the “exact word” instead of flowery, excessive descriptive language in…