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1452091555_63100.doc twentieth century english literature (1915-2000) plan: 1. general background. 2. the twenties of the twentieth century. 3. english literature in the 1930s and 1940s. 1. the twenties of the twentieth century. the 1920s were not a tranquil period for britain. massive unemployment was created by the return of hundreds of thousands of veterans to civilian life. english literature changed in both form and subject matter between the end of world war i in 1918 and the beginning of world war ii in 1939. the terrible destruction of world war i left many people with the feeling that society was falling apart. the 20th century english literature is remarkable for a great diversity of artistic values and artistic methods. following the rapid introduction of new modes of thought in natural science, sociology and psychology, it has naturally reacted to absorb and transform this material into literary communication. fundamental political, social …

ts and imports declined 35 percent, and unemployment reached three million. the second world war, which began in september, 1939, with hitler's invasion of poland, was disastrous for britain and her allies. during 1939 and 1940 nazi germany mastered europe. only britain under the leadership of winston churchill remained to oppose hitler. but britons heroically withstood the bombardment of their cities. with the entry of the united states into the war, and the failure of the german invasion of the soviet union, the tide began to turn. although britain and her allies were eventually victorious, the postwar years were extremely hard. the country was nearly bankrupt, and recovery was slow. of the new poets writing during this period, the most important and influential was w.h. auden. during the 1930s, which he characterized as a "low, dishonest decade," auden was the acknowledged leader of a circle of writers who aligned themselves …

, drawing his imagery from irish myth and folklore. the most important collections of that period were: "the wandering of oisin" (1891), "the wind among the reeds" (1899), "the rose" (1903), "green helmet and other poems" (1912). for centuries ireland had been an english colony, its economy exploited and its native culture suppressed. yeats' early poems and his book on irish folk tales, "the celtic twilight" (1893), were in part political acts. w.b. yeats contributed a great deal to the irish national theatre. writing for the'stage impressed yeats with the importance of precise, spare language. his best known plays are "the countess cathleen" (1892), "deirdre"(1907). the latter derived from celtic mythology. during the 1920s yeats became more prominent in both policy and literature. he became a senator in the irish free state in 1922 and in 1923 received the noble prize for literature. in 1925 yeats published his major philosophical …

ry, an artist and aviator, waskilled in action over italy during world war 1 while flying for england's royal flying corps. an irishman foresees his death i know that i shall meet my fate somewhere among the clouds above; those that i fight i do not hate, those that i guard i do not love;' my country is kiltarten: cross, my countrymen kiltarten's poor, no likely end could bring them loss or leave them happier than before. nor law, nor duty bade me fight, nor public men, nor cheering crowds, a lonely impulse of delight drove to this tumult in the clouds; i balanced all, brought all to my mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath. a waste of breath the years behind in balance with this life, this death. george bernard shaw (1856-1950) george bernard show is an outstanding english playwright, one of the greatest satirists of …

th himself, and with the spirit of ibsen, that each play should present a problem and discuss it thoroughly. his most important plays are:, "widowers' houses" (1893), "philanderer", "mrs. warren's profession" (1898) - that form a group of "plays unpleasant"; "candida" (1898), "arms and the man", "the man of destiny", "you never can tell" - a group of "plays pleasant"; "the devil's disciple" (1901), "caesar and cleopatra" (1901), "captain brassbound's conversion" - a group "three plays for puritans". "man and superman" (1903), "john bull's other island" 1906), "major barbara"( 1907), "heartbreak house" (1917), "pygmalion" (1919), "saint joan"( 1923), "back to methuselah" (1921), "the apple cart" (1930), "too good to be true" (1932), "on the rocks" (1933) are ether popular plays written by shaw. in these plays the author criticizes the vices of the existing society. they also reveal human psychology as a product of this society. shaw was convinced that …

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1452091555_63100.doc twentieth century english literature (1915-2000) plan: 1. general background. 2. the twenties of the twentieth century. 3. english literature in the 1930s and 1940s. 1. the twenties of the twentieth century. the 1920s were not a tranquil period for britain. massive unemployment was created by the return of hundreds of thousands of veterans to civilian life. english literature changed in both form and subject matter between the end of world war i in 1918 and the beginning of world war ii in 1939. the terrible destruction of world war i left many people with the feeling that society was falling apart. the 20th century english literature is remarkable for a great diversity of artistic values and artistic methods. following …

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