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  1. Literature of the 20th century refers to world literature produced during the 20th century (1901 to 2000). The main periods in question are often grouped by scholars as Modernist literature, Postmodern literature, flowering from roughly 1900 to 1940 and 1960 to 1990 respectively, roughly using World War II as a transition point

  2. The 20th century From 1900 to 1945 The Edwardians. The 20th century opened with great hope but also with some apprehension, for the new century marked the final approach to a new millennium. For many, humankind was entering upon an unprecedented era.

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  4. What is the major influence on 20th century British literature? How are myths revisited in 20th century English literature? How has literature adapted to the 20th and 21st centuries?

  5. Twentieth-century English literature. This article is focused on English-language literature rather than the literature of England, so that it includes writers from Scotland, Wales, and the whole of Ireland, as well as literature in English from former British colonies. It also includes, to some extent, the United States, though the main ...

  6. The 20th century When the 20th century began, social and cultural conditions that prevailed in Europe and America were not too different from those of the middle and late 19th century. Continuity could be seen, for example, in the work of four novelists writing in English at the turn of the century and after.

  7. While 19th century literature delved into issues of class, love, and societal expectations, 20th century literature tackled complex subjects such as the nature of reality, existential angst, and the impact of technology on humanity.

  8. Jan 7, 2018 · Twentieth-century literary criticism and theory has comprised a broad range of tendencies and movements: a humanistic tradition, descended from nineteenth-century writers such as Matthew Arnold and continued into the twentieth century through figures such as Irving Babbitt and F. R. Leavis, surviving in our own day in scholars such as Frank ...

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