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The document discusses selected terms in modernist literature: the Theatre of the Absurd, the Campus Novel, and the Angry Young Men. It outlines characteristics of each, including their themes, key figures, and the cultural contexts they emerged from. Notable writers associated with these movements include Samuel Beckett, Kingsley Amis, and John Osborne.
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Selected terms
- 1. Department of English Name: Gohil Devikaba J Roll no.: 05 Paper no.: 09 Paper Name: The Modernist Literature Topic name: Selected terms: 1) The Theatre of the Absurd 2) The Campus Novel 3) Angry Young Men E-mail ID: devikagohil13@gmail.com Submitted to: M.K.B.U
- 2. Selected Terms: 1.The Theatre of the Absurd 2.The Campus Novel 3.The Angry young Men
- 3. 1) The Theatre of the Absurd: Character istics Actions are futile – no goal State of hopeless ness Man as center of universe Language - break down Speech doesn’t make any sense Illogical situations
- 4. Identity Crisis and Existentialism:
- 6. 2) The Campus Novel: This term is also known as ‘The University novel’. It is mainly a British genre. And it deals with university life. These novels reflects an anxiety in universities about the fate of the humanities, the ethics of research and funding and the politics of appointments.
- 7. Well known Names: Kingsley Amis David Lodge Malcolm Brandbury Antony Burgess Tom Sharpe William Golding
- 8. 3) Angry Young Men: This term is used to describe 1950s group of writers mainly dramatists and novelists. These group of writers were unhappy with the cultural distinctions. They were against elitism of England, social inequality and injustice of the state.
- 9. Well known Names: John Osborne Philip Larkin John Wain John Braine Alan Sillitoe Terence Rattigan