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Exploring British Modernism: Key Figures and Themes (1901-1945)

This overview delves into British Modernism, exploring its core themes such as individuality, the randomness of life, and the mistrust of government and religion from 1901 to 1945. Highlighted authors include James Joyce, known for "Ulysses" and "Finnegan's Wake"; Virginia Woolf, notable for "Mrs. Dalloway" and "A Room of One's Own"; D.H. Lawrence, who penned "Lady Chatterley's Lover"; and John Galsworthy, celebrated for "The Forsyte Saga." Influences from thinkers like Darwin, Freud, and Marx shaped this era's literature, reflecting deep societal changes.

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Exploring British Modernism: Key Figures and Themes (1901-1945)

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  1. 01 WINTER Britishmodernism Template Petr Vacek

  2. 02 MODERNISM • expression of the modern era (1901-45) • Themes of individuality, the randommes of life, mistrust of government and religion and disbelief in absolute truth • Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx • James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, D.H.Lawrence, John Garsworthy

  3. 03 JAMES JOYCE • An Irish novelist, poet and playwright born in Dublin (1882-1941) • Carl Gustav Jung, Hermann Broch • Wrote autobiographical roman • Ulysses, Finnegan‘s wake

  4. 04 VIRGINIA WOOLF • An English writer (1882-1941) • Significant figure in London literary society • Member of the Bloomsbury Group • Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, A Room of One‘s Own

  5. 05 David Herbert Richards Lawrence • An English novelist, poet, playwright, literary critic and painter (1885-1930) • Published as D.H.Lawrence • Lady Chatterley‘s lover, The Rainbow, Sons and Lovers, Women in Love

  6. 06 JOHN GAlSWORTHY WINTER • An English novelist and playwright (1867-1933) • Won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 • The Forsyte Saga Template

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