A preview of modern texts and poems of 20 century
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课程介绍
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.
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