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English literature - Modernism, Poetry, Novels: 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. H.G. Wells’s utopian studies, the aptly titled Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Claude Debussy (born August 22, 1862, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France—died March 25, 1918, Paris) was a French composer whose works were a seminal force in the music of the 20th century. He developed a highly original system of harmony and musical structure that expressed in many respects the ideals to which the Impressionist and Symbolist ...
We assume there will be renewed debate on the matter in the late 2000s, and won't weigh in ourselves in the meanwhile. When referring to a century, an easy way to remember is that it is one higher than the number that starts the century's years. So the 1500s were the 16th century, the 1600s were the 17th century, and so on.
20th century. The 20th century began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000. The 20th century saw two world wars and a Cold War, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, the coming of the telephone, sound recording, movies and television, airplanes, atomic weapons, genetics and DNA, computers and electronics in general.
Aug 3, 2021 · Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (1913) Russian composer Igor Stravinsky ’s crowning masterpiece was penned in the 20th century. The Rite of Spring is a ballet composed by Stravinsky for Sergei’s Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes company. It features incredibly forward-thinking music and tackles a sacrificial pagan ritual, in which a virgin ...
Dublin Castle was the focal point of British rule in Ireland. Here is the Castle Yard as it was in the early 20th century. And yet, in 1911, the notion of national independence seemed a distant illusion beside the reality of British rule. At the heart of the city stood the huge stone fort of Dublin Castle, constructed following a 1204 decision ...
Oct 21, 2014 · Stravinsky’s brilliance had a seismic impact on the rest of the century – not only on classical music, but on jazz, rock, modernist literature, painting, and even movies.
