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Introduction to Modern Literature
Pack of 3
1,000 Points per lesson
A preview of modern texts and poems of 20 century
Lesson Pack Details
This is a 3-lesson pack. You will be issued 2 “coupons” when the first request is confirmed. You will be able to use these coupons for subsequent requests in the pack. Please note that all requests related to this pack must be taken within 6 days of the first lesson date.
Lessons should generally be booked chronologically, meaning that the second lesson should be booked after the first, and so on.
Lessons should generally be booked chronologically, meaning that the second lesson should be booked after the first, and so on.
Descrizioni
Lesson 1: Historical Context and Themes in Modern Drama
- Objective: Introduce students to the social, cultural, and political changes that influenced modern drama, focusing on realism, existentialism, and the Theatre of the Absurd.
- Content Covered:
- Overview of the early 20th-century context, including the impact of the World Wars, shifts in social norms, and advancements in psychology.
- Discussion of key dramatic styles: realism, naturalism, absurdism, and existential themes.
- Exploration of how playwrights tackled themes of alienation, absurdity, and the breakdown of traditional social structures.
- Key Playwrights and Works:
- Henrik Ibsen (often considered a precursor to modern drama) and his influence on realism in drama.
- Harold Pinter and his unique use of "Pinteresque" pauses to explore themes of isolation and communication breakdown in plays like The Homecoming and The Birthday Party.
- Overview of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett as an example of absurdist themes.
Lesson 2: Historical Context and Themes in the Modern Novel
- Objective: Examine the societal and intellectual changes that influenced modernist novelists, highlighting shifts in narrative style, experimentation, and the rise of psychological realism.
- Content Covered:
- Contextual background, including the disillusionment following World War I, urbanization, and psychological theories by Freud and Jung.
- Introduction to stream-of-consciousness narrative techniques and the emphasis on interiority, fragmented plots, and unreliable narrators.
- Exploration of themes like identity, alienation, and the subjective nature of reality.
- Key Novelists and Works:
- Virginia Woolf and her stream-of-consciousness technique in Mrs. Dalloway, illustrating the inner thoughts and emotions of characters over a single day.
- James Joyce and his groundbreaking use of language and narrative experimentation in Ulysses.
- Brief discussion of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald as an example of modernist critiques of the American Dream and materialism.
Lesson 3: Historical Context and Themes in Modern Poetry
- Objective: Explore how modern poets responded to the upheavals of their time through innovative forms and themes that reflected societal fragmentation and disillusionment.
- Content Covered:
- Examination of the major influences on modern poetry, including industrialization, urban alienation, and the trauma of World War I.
- Introduction to free verse, symbolism, and the experimental forms that characterize modern poetry.
- Discussion of modern poetry's engagement with themes of existentialism, decay, and spiritual desolation.
- Key Poets and Works:
- T.S. Eliot and his use of fragmented imagery and mythological references in The Waste Land, highlighting themes of despair and disillusionment in post-war Europe.
- W.B. Yeats and his reflections on nationalism, mysticism, and historical cycles in works like The Second Coming.
- Brief overview of Ezra Pound’s influence on modern poetry through Imagism and his motto, “Make it new,” which emphasized conciseness and vivid imagery.
Modalità di cancellazione di Cafetalk
Cancellation of pack lessons
• 'Unstarted' lesson packs(1) can be cancelled any time. Used Points will be completely refunded. If a 'started' lesson pack(2) is cancelled, you will be refunded 50% of the price of the remaining lessons provided that the lessons are unrequested, unconfirmed or not within 24 hours of their scheduled start times.
(1) A lesson pack for which none of the requests have been confirmed by the tutor.
(2) A lesson pack with at least one confirmed request. (By confirming the date and time for the first lesson in the pack the tutor confirms the pack as a whole and coupons are automatically issued)
(2) A lesson pack with at least one confirmed request. (By confirming the date and time for the first lesson in the pack the tutor confirms the pack as a whole and coupons are automatically issued)
Cancelling individual requests in a pack
• If you wish to cancel a single lesson that belongs to a pack but not the whole pack, you can do so via the request page. In this case, the coupon used to book the lesson will either be refunded or collected, based on the tutors single-lesson cancellation policy. Please note that any 50% partial refunds in the tutors single-lesson cancellation policy do not apply to lesson packs and the tutor may choose to either refund or collect the coupon in those cases.
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