Dadaism and surrealism in american literature

DADAISM AND SURREALISM IN AMERICAN LITERATURE.


CONTENTS


Introduction ……………………………………………………………….………3
CHAPTER I. CULTURAL MOVEMENT IN AMERICAN LITERATURE…4
1.1. Dadaism in American literature ……….……………………………………….4
1.2. Americanizing Surrealism ……..……………………………………………..11
CHAPTER II. DADAISM AND SURREALISM IN AMERICAN LITERATURE…………………………………………………………………...17
2.1. Surrealism in Literature: Characteristics …………………………………......17
2.2. Principles of Dadaism found in American literature ………………….………24
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………..…...........29
List of literature …………………………………………………………………31
Introduction
American literature, the body of written works produced in the English language in the United States.
Surrealism is a movement that focuses on telling a story or conveying meaning via language and/or imagery that really isn’t connected in a logical sequence. It is often confusing, yet conveys meaning even if readers aren’t sure they understand the point or, if there even is a point. Discover key characteristics of surrealism in literature, along with examples of literary works crafted in this style.
While each piece of surrealist literature is unique, there are a number of characteristics associated with surrealism. You won’t see each of these characteristics in every surrealistic work, but chances are you’ll see at least one — or a few.
American culture in the 21st century, characterized by a more or less complete commodification of the life-world, where desire—another key term in surrealism—has been sublated into consumerism, brings a new set of challenges to the surrealist imperative to achieve utopia by way of profane illumination.
Actuality of the course work. The wrench of the American Revolution emphasized differences that had been growing between American and British political concepts. As the colonists moved to the belief that rebellion was inevitable, fought the bitter war, and worked to found the new nation’s government, they were influenced by a number of very effective political writers, such as Samuel Adams and John Dickinson, both of whom favoured the colonists, and loyalist Joseph Galloway. But two figures loomed above these—Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine.