General Characteristics of the Modern Age

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              Literary modernism, or modernist literature, has its origins in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Europe and North America, and is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing, in both poetry and prose fiction. Modernists experimented with literary form and expression, as exemplified by Ezra Pound's maxim to "Make it new." This literary movement was driven by a conscious desire to overturn traditional modes of representation and express the new sensibilities of their time. The horrors of the First World War saw the prevailing assumptions about society reassessed, and much modernist writing engages with the technological advances and societal changes of modernity moving into the 20th century.

So, in this blog I have discussed about various characteristics of the modern age. This particular blog is part of my thinking activity task wich was assigned by Dr. Dilip Barad sir.

👉 General Characteristics of the Modern Age :-

• Industrialization
• Liberty
• Enlightenment
• Science And Technology
• Impact of Socio-economic conditions on literature
• The influence of radio and cinema

💠 Industrialization :-

The era known as the industrial revolution is a period in which fundamental changes occurred in agriculture, textile and metal manufacture, transportation and communication, as well as economic policy. Factories and industries were incorporated into daily life and cities across the world. This time period left many positive and negative lasting effects on the modern world, some of which are still seen today, as well as the advances of different inventions from the era. . During the industrial revolution, the first commerce to make sufficient progress was called the textile Industry. This consumer based industry started this advances when the agricultural revolution, a period of time in which changes in the production of food and the tools used during the time, caused many men to move to the cities in search for Job's. Without earning money by farming or working in a family business, many made the choice to work in factories.

💠 Enlightenment :-

Enlightenment was an explosion of popular idea that occurred in the 18th century that would go on to define the modern age. These served to undermine the existing order with idea of Liberty , materialism, scepticism, progress, toleration , fraternity, rationality, constitutional Government and separation of Church and state.

💠 Liberty :-

The modern era saw the rise of democracy is a dominant political system in the introduction of Liberty, rights and freedom. The American revolutionary war and French revolution of the late eighteenth century shook the world with new possibilities were overthrown or reformed to become constitutional monarchies. The American abolished slavery in 1863. In 1920, the nineteenth Amendment to the United States constitutional granted the right to vote to all women.

💠 Science and Technology :-

Progress and regress both are fruits of the scientific revolution. Which has been the outstanding feature of this century. The perfecting of the internal combustion engine made possible the aeroplane and other means of mass slaughter in the two world wars. In peacetime the motor car and motorcycle gave almost unlimited mobility to millions, medical science and genetic engineering break new ground and explore the basis of human behaviour and diseases. Controversial technologies from organ transplantation to cloning become standard subjects of debate. The increased use of psychotropic drugs and the quest for " Spiritual " peace by any means through the 1970s produced some excellent literature on either side of the Atlantic. Man's growing mastery of the physical world and its material resources is a story of ever accelerating progress accompanied in its later phases by an unprecedented moral and spiritual relapse.

💠 Impact of Socioeconomic conditions on literature:

The economic and social changes influenced the 20'Th century literature. The rapid industrial development changed social and economic scenario. The landed aristocracy and agricultural labourer were in great trouble. Young villagers began to migrate to industrial towns. There was complete break up of rural way of life. The urbanization changed the pattern of social relationship. Money became a key factor in all-human relationship. Economists raised their voice against poverty. The changed pattern of social behaviour influenced literature. Marxism and socialism came into existence and they influenced the authors of the period.

💠The influence of radio and cinema:

In the modern age radio and cinema showed great impact on literature. The radio brought literature into the home. It opened an entirely new field for authors. Cinema also played an important role. The invention of locomotive and telegraph, rapid and cheap intercommunication resulted in an intellectual revolution. Printing was multiplied and cheapened.

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