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    20th century literature saw the rise of modernism and postmodernism. Literature became more diverse and less structured, as novelists experimented with genres and wrote from marginalized perspectives. Modernist works in the early 20th century emphasized simplicity and objectivity, while postmodernism emerged after World War II and rejected universal truths. Some of the best-selling books of all time were published in the 20th century.

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    20th century literature saw the rise of modernism and postmodernism. Literature became more diverse and less structured, as novelists experimented with genres and wrote from marginalized perspectives. Modernist works in the early 20th century emphasized simplicity and objectivity, while postmodernism emerged after World War II and rejected universal truths. Some of the best-selling books of all time were published in the 20th century.

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    LITERATURE OF THE

    20TH CENTURY.
     Modernism, a movement that was a
    radical break from 19th century
    Victorianism, led to
    postmodernism.
     20th century literature is a diverse
    field covering a variety of genres.
     Prior to the 20th century, literature
    tended to be structured in linear,
    chronological order. .
     As more people moved to
    cities in Europe and America,
    novelists used urban
    environments as backdrops for
    the stories they told. Perhaps
    the best known of these is
    James Joyce's "Dubliners," a
    series of short stories that all
    take place in various locales in
    Dublin.
     The 20th century gave voice
    to marginalized people who
    previously got little
    recognition for their literary
    contributions.
     Writers celebrated black
    identity.
     Similarly, female writers
    gained recognition through
    novels that chronicled their
    own experience.
     Modernism:
     Modernism supported the belief that
    there is a purpose for life and that it
    should be viewed objectively.
     The era of modernism was a time of
    artistic and literary advancement.
     Modernist works were admired for their
    simplicity and elegance.
     Postmodernism:
     It is movement that took place after the Second
    World War, but it gained popularity in the 1960s.
     It was a chaotic era hard to comprehend and
    apprise.
     It advocated the belief that there is no universal
    truth.
     They believed that there is no connection between
    the past and the present and that past events are
    irrelevant in the present.
     The postmodernist era was characterized by the
    advancement of technology and its use in music,
    art, and literature.
     The Lord of the
    Rings (1954/55,
    150 million
    copies),
     Harry Potter and
    the Philosopher's
    Stone (1997, 120
    million copies).
     Then There Were
    None (1939, 115
    million copies).
     Important movements in
    drama, poetry, fiction,
    and criticism took shape
    in the years before,
    during, and after World
    War I.
     At the beginning of the 20th century,
    American novelists were expanding fiction's
    social spectrum to encompass both high and
    low life and sometimes connected to
    the naturalist school of realism.
     Depression era literature was blunt and direct
    in its social criticism.
     The period in time from the end of World War
    II up until, roughly, the late 1960s and early
    1970s saw the publication of some of the most
    popular works in American history such as To
    Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
     Hemingway, Faulkner, and
    Steinbeck.
     Three authors whose writings
    showed a shift from
    disillusionment were Ernest
    Hemingway, William
    Faulkner, and John
    Steinbeck.

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