Американская Литература в период 1917-1939 гг.
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American Literature Between 1917 and World War II

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There were a lot of the radical economic and social changes in American life during the twenties and thirties. It was a fruitful time for critical realists.

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Overview What was the most important event of that period?

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The First World War (WWI) was fought from 1914 to 1918 2 groups of warring nations ‘The Central Powers’ ( Центральные державы ) : Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria ‘The Allied Powers’ (Антанта) : France, Britain , Russia, Italy, Japan, and (from 1917) the U.S.

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Nature of war War between countries for acquiring colonies or territory or resources.

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Outcomes The German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires were defeated. Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires ceased to exist. The League of Nations was formed in the hope of preventing another such conflict.

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The writers reflected the new realities of American life. New themes, plots and heroes appeared in the novels and stories of the realistic writers. The main purpose is the necessity of changing the social order

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American realists revealed in his works: the truth of American life, showed the tragic fate of young Americans after World War I

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The most outstanding American realists: Theodore Dreiser, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway.

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Ernest Hemingway William Faulkner Theodore Dreiser Francis Scott Fitzgerald

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Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945)

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An American Tragedy Pp 318-319