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1. Literature of the 20th century.

2. The 20th century was like no time period before it. Modernism, a movement that was a radical break from 19th century Victorianism, led to postmodernism. 20th century literature is a diverse field covering a variety of genres. Prior to the 20th century, literature tended to be structured in linear, chronological order. .

3. The 20th century is distinguished as the century of urbanism. As more people moved to cities in Europe and America, novelists used urban environments as backdrops for the stories they told. Perhaps the best known of these is James Joyce's "Dubliners," a series of short stories that all take place in various locales in Dublin.

4. Langston Hughes, Nella Larsen and Zora Neale Hurston The 20th century gave voice to marginalized people who previously got little recognition for their literary contributions. Writers celebrated black identity. Similarly, female writers gained recognition through novels that chronicled their own experience.

5. Modernism Vs. Postmodernism Modernism: Modernism supported the belief that there is a purpose for life and that it should be viewed objectively. The era of modernism was a time of artistic and literary advancement.  Modernist works were admired for their simplicity and elegance.

6. Modernism Vs. Postmodernism Postmodernism: It is movement that took place after the Second World War, but it gained popularity in the 1960s.  It was a chaotic era hard to comprehend and apprise. It advocated the belief that there is no universal truth. They believed that there is no connection between the past and the present and that past events are irrelevant in the present. The postmodernist era was characterized by the advancement of technology and its use in music, art, and literature. 

7. The best-selling literary works of the 20th century The Lord of the Rings (1954/55, 150 million copies), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997, 120 million copies). Then There Were None (1939, 115 million copies).

8. American Literature of the 20th century. Important movements in drama, poetry, fiction, and criticism took shape in the years before, during, and after World War I.

9. American Literature of the 20th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, American novelists were expanding fiction's social spectrum to encompass both high and low life and sometimes connected to the naturalist school of realism. Depression era literature was blunt and direct in its social criticism. The period in time from the end of World War II up until, roughly, the late 1960s and early 1970s saw the publication of some of the most popular works in American history such as  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 

10. American Literature of the 20th century. Hemingway, Faulkner, and Steinbeck . Three authors whose writings showed a shift from disillusionment were   Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and John Steinbeck .