Yeats's Among the School Children was not a Western modern literature. Western modern literature originated from the early 20th century, emphasizing individual freedom, human rights, and democratic values, as well as realism and symbolism. The representative works of this school included Ernest's The Sun Also Rises, Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, and Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. Yeats's Among the School Children was an American literary work from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. It mainly told the story of a teacher and his students, as well as the life and culture of the southern villages in the United States. Although this work also contained some elements of modern literature, it was more inclined to traditional realism literature.
Western modern literature was a genre of 20th-century literature that originated in Europe in the early 20th century. The main characteristic of this school was that it opposed the traditional literary norms and rules and pursued the innovation and freedom of literary forms. Western modernist literature mainly included the following types of works: 1. Realist literature: This genre of literature focuses on realism and objectively reflects the pain and contradictions of human beings by describing social reality. Representatives, Faulkner, Marquez, and so on. 2. Modern literature: This genre of literature emphasized the inner world and contradictions of individuals, focusing on the tightness and tension of the plot. Representative, Marquez, etc. 3. Post-modern literature: This literary school further emphasized the nihility and absurdity of literature on the basis of modern literature. Representative, Yu Hua, etc. 4. Female literature: This genre of literature focuses on women's lives and destinies and probes into the problems of feminism. Representative Atwood, Christina Bell, etc. The characteristics and representatives of the western modern literature could be obtained by reading relevant literature and searching for them.
The new novel school of modern western literature refers to a series of modernist literary schools that appeared from the 1920s to the 1950s, including the following: William F. Buckley: Faulkner is the most representative of the new novel school. His representative works include The Sound and the Fury, Glory, and 2001: A Space Oasis. 2. Maurice Nabokov: The most famous French novelist of the 20th century, Maurice was known for his masterpieces such as "Miserables,""The Laughing Man," and "The Necklace." 3. Eckhart Tolle: Ernest was the most famous American novelist of the 20th century. His representative works include The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Nile Massacre. 4 Margaret Atwood: Atwood is an important representative of the American new novel school. Her representative works include Gone with the Wind, Glory, and Wildfire. 5. Calvino (Gabriel García Márquez): Calvino is an important representative of the Spanish New Novelist School. His representative works include One Hundred Years of Solitude, Cinéma Paradiso, and A Farewell to Arms. They focused on the exploration of the character's inner heart and complex psychological state, as well as social, historical, and cultural reflections. These works attracted a wide range of readers with their unique language style, structural form and theme, which had a profound impact on the development of modern literature.
Western modern literature had a profound influence on modern Chinese literature. In the early 20th century, modern western literature began to have a great influence on China. From the 1920s to the 1930s, modern Chinese literature began to be influenced by modern western literature. For example, Lu Xun's literary works were influenced by Russian literature and French literature, and the concept of modern appeared in his novels. In the 1940s, modern Chinese literature began to become independent and gradually formed its own style and theoretical system. At this time, the influence of modern western literature began to weaken, but there was still some. For example, Lao She's literary works reflected elements of modernism. The influence of modern western literature still existed in modern literature. Some of Mo Yan's literary works incorporated elements of magical realism. At the same time, the thoughts and ideas of modern western literature also influenced the creation of modern Chinese literature. For example, the concept of reflecting on the modern appeared in modern Chinese literature.
There are many schools of modern western literature. The following are some of the main schools: 1. Realist literature: emphasizing the realism and objectiveness of the characters and describing real and credible life scenes. The representatives were France's Hugo and England. 2. Romanticism literature: emphasizing emotion and imagination to reflect social reality by describing the feelings and emotions in the depths of one's heart. The representatives were Germany and Russia. 3. Modern literature: emphasizing criticism and reflection to explore the nature and significance of human existence. The representatives were the United States and the United Kingdom. 4. Postmodernist literature: By criticizing and questioning the literary tradition of the past, explore the nature and significance of contemporary society and culture. Representative figures included America, England, and so on. 5. Symbolism literature: to convey emotions and thoughts through symbols and symbols, emphasizing the abstract and symbolic meaning of language. The representatives were Spain and France. 6. feminism literature: pay attention to the situation and rights of women and explore the issues of gender discrimination and oppression. The representatives were Atwood from England and Woolf from America. Science fiction: Through fictional stories and technological imagination, explore the future and the impact of technology on society. Representative figures included the United States, Asimoff, and the United Kingdom, Clark. 8. Horror literature: Through the description of horror and horror scenes to convey emotions and thoughts, it has a strong visual impact and psychological shock. Representative figures included Faulkner from the United States and Llosa from the United Kingdom.
The western modern literature was not the inheritance and development of traditional literature, but the innovation and development of classical literature, Renaissance literature, medieval literature and other traditional literature forms. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the modern literary movement rose. It opposed the narrative methods, literary styles, and literary creation patterns of traditional literature and advocated that literature should reflect the life and state of mind of modern people, emphasizing the subjective and abstract nature of literature. The representative works of modernist literature include 1984, The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby, and so on. Later, the post-modern literary movement appeared. It opposed the abstract and subjective nature of modern literature and advocated that literature should be more concrete and real, emphasizing the social and historical nature of literature. The representative works of post-modern literature included Sherlock Holmes, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and White Night. Western modern literature is the innovation and development of traditional literature forms, aiming to get rid of the shackles of traditional literature and explore new literary creation methods and styles.
Modern children's literature refers to a kind of literature that focuses on the needs and interests of modern children and focuses on education and fun. It usually has the following characteristics: 1. Facing modern children: The creation and distribution of modern children's literature should be targeted at modern children, taking into account children's reading tastes, cultural background, cognitive level and other factors. 2. Focus on education: Modern children's literature should focus on education. In addition to providing stories and plots, it also needs to cover a variety of subject knowledge such as language, mathematics, science, society, etc. in order to educate children in an all-round development. 3. Focus on interest: Modern children's literature also needs to focus on interest. Not only must there be attractive plots and stories, but also through vivid language, unique style and creativity to attract children's interest and desire to read. 4. Pluralism: Modern children's literature should be diverse, not only covering different topics and types, but also reflecting the variety and tolerance of children, respecting their personalities and characteristics. Modern children's literature should be a kind of literary work that can attract modern children to read, inspire their imagination and creativity, and pay attention to education and interest, providing beneficial guidance and help for children's growth and development.
The Western Modern School of Literature refers to a literary school that developed from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. This genre was distinguished by its emphasis on individual subjective experience and inner conflict, and its emphasis on the form and structure of the novel. The development of western modern literature had gone through several stages. First of all, expressionism was represented by Dostoyevsky of Russia and Maurice de Moupassant of France. They created many works with strong expressiveness by describing the inner activities of the characters and directly expressing their emotions. Next were the representatives of realism, such as America's Ernest Hemmingway and Faulkner. They tried to show the true face of social life through objective description and calm analysis, emphasizing the inner contradictions and struggles of the characters. Finally, there were representatives of symbolism such as Japan's Kawabata Yasunari and Russia's Tolstoy. They tried to express their deep feelings and thoughts through symbols and metaphor, often using a large number of symbolic techniques to shape the image and express the theme. The style of Western modern literature was diverse and covered all kinds of literary types and schools.
Yeats won the Nobel Prize in Literature for Requiem.
The relationship between Western classical literature and modern literature refers to the fact that modern literature has been influenced and inspired by Western classical literature, but at the same time, it has also carried out innovation and development. In western classical literature, literary works often take Greek and Roman mythology, legends, history, etc. as the theme. The characters and events in these works are full of imagination and romanticism. Modern literature, on the other hand, was mainly inspired by the works of the European Renaissance and 18th-century realistic literature, which paid more attention to topics such as selfishness, freedom of thought, and the protection of human rights. However, modern literature also constantly reflected on and criticized Western classical literature. For example, modern literature explored the nature and meaning of human existence. Romanticism emphasized the freedom of emotion and humanity through the description of nature and humanity. Therefore, the relationship between western classical literature and modern literature was mutual and influential. While modern literature was influenced by western classical literature, it also carried out innovation and development, and had a profound impact on western literature and culture.
It was a common phenomenon that the schools of thought in modern western literature were influenced by Chinese literature. In the early 20th century, Chinese literature began to come into contact with the New Culture Movement and Confucianism, and gradually developed its own literary style and ideology. Western modern literature began at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. It experienced the development of different thoughts and schools, such as realism, post-realism, feminism, racialism, and so on. These thoughts and schools of thought were influenced by Chinese literature in terms of creation and theory. For example, the representative figures of modernist literature were Calvino and Margaret Atwood. Their works explored the life of modern cities and the fate of mankind, which was similar to the literary works in Chinese literature that reflected social changes and the fate of mankind. The representative figures of post-modern literature are Borges and Margaret Atwood. Their works discuss the fracture and reconstruction of culture and history, which is similar to the emphasis on the importance of traditional culture and history in Chinese literature. The representative figures of feminism literature were Jim Christie and Margaret Atwood. Their works both paid attention to women's lives and destiny, and explored the status and power of women in society. This was similar to the historical background of Chinese literature, which emphasized women's liberation and the improvement of women's status. The representative figures in the literature of racialism were Jia Pingwa and Marquez. Their works both explored the problem of racial discrimination in Chinese society and history, as well as the interpersonal relationships and fates between different races. This was similar to the emphasis on national unity and variety in Chinese literature. Therefore, it was inevitable that the schools of thought in modern western literature were influenced by Chinese literature. This influence was not only reflected in the creation and theory, but also in the cultural and social background, which made the western modern literature reflect the experience and tradition of Chinese literature to a certain extent.