Contemporary Literature Presentation

Contemporary Literature

Presentation

Literature studies

Student: M. Saparov

104- "D" group

Teacher: D. Kurbanbaeva

Contemporary Literature

Contemporary literature is defined as literature written after World War II through the current day. ...

Works of contemporary literature reflect a society's social and/or political viewpoints, shown through realistic characters, connections to current events and socioeconomic messages.

Characteristics of Contemporary Literature

Typical characteristics of the contemporary period include reality-based stories with strong characters and a believable story. Settings usually keep to the current or modern era, so futuristic and science fiction novels are rarely included in this category.

Most agree that the era of contemporary writing began in the 1940s. A few scholars claim this period started at the end of World War II, and this is where the era's pairing with postmodern literature comes in. The postmodern era began after WWII, in the 1940s, and lasted through the 1960s. The contemporary period extends to the current day.

Work in contemporary literature mainly includes believable stories with a base in reality. The characters are strong and believable while the setting is modern era. Moreover, stories in contemporary literature are considered to be more character driven than plot driven. Some genres of this period include flash fiction, slam poetry, memoirs, autobiographies, novels, and poetry.

What is Modern Literature?

As a literary period, modern literature basically refers to the modernist period in the literature that has its origins in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The most significant feature of this period is the deliberate break from traditional writing, in both prose and verse. Modernist writers experimented with new form and content. Most importantly, revolutionary figures such as Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Charles Darwin, and Friedrich Nietzsche influenced writers to think in a new way. The industrial revolution, urbanization and world wars were also main influential forces behind the modernist period.

Difference Between Modern and Contemporary Literature

The key difference between modern and contemporary literature is their time period. Modern literature refers to the literature dating from late nineteenth century to nineteen sixties while the contemporary literature refers to the literature dating from the Second World War to the present.