Literary Modernism

In this lecture, Dr Madeleine Davies (University of Reading) explores the genre of literary modernism, focusing in particular on: (i) its development from the literature of the Victorian period; (ii) the importance of the ordinary or the everyday (“the ordinary mind on an ordinary day”); (iii) the difference in plot and character compared to the Victorian novel; (iv) the use of symbolism; and (v) the emphasis on sexuality.
This lecture is part of a larger course on Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. The full course can be found here: www.massolit.io/courses/woolf...
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I'm currently studying for a literature exam and this was really helpfull :) Also Dr Davies has a realy nice and calm voice, I wish I could listen to the whole of Mrs Dalloway read by her!

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This video is the best one out there when it comes to modernism and Woolf. Great work!

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Thank you so much for this video! It is really helpful. I'm studying for a English Literature at University and I'm trying to really understand this movement

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thank u....what a melodious voice, what a joy!

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Brilliant video. It is helping me to understand why I like the books that I do.

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I'm studying as well for a literature exam and I wish she was my teacher. Very clear and detailed explanation. Thx ! :-)

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I greatly enjoyed this little lecture on Modernism. I learned some things! Thank you.

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i wish u would talk a little about how modernism changed drama...

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[@RSEFX]

Or the proto-modernist Poe (THE TELL-TALE HEART, for example)., though not in the form of a novel, and/or the Surrealists/Dada-iss's experiments. W.H. Hodgson's HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND---not so sure about that one.