1. THE LOST GENERATION Golden Twenties THE JAZZ AGE The Roaring ‘20s By: Matt Knieling Picture from: http://www.fineartsla.com/tag/jazz-age
2. Roaring Twenties refers to the World War I era of jazz music, materialism, women’s suffrage, and a break from traditions There was a flourishing of music, literature, art and architecture Women became rebellious, and the term “flapper” was coined to name this new way of life for women The disillusionment ended after the Wall Street Stock Market crash in 1929, which led to the Great Depression Brief History Picturefrom:http://chicagotheroarin20s.tripod.com/images/flappers.jpg Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Twenties
3. Gertrude Stein, a writer of the era, is credited for coining the term “The Lost Generation” Additional writers who thrived in this period are Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, T.S. Eliot, Sherwood Anderson, Alan Seeger, and Erich Maria Remarque The term alludes to the disillusionment and the loss of values and morality that accompanied the post-WWI era Literature “The Lost Generation” Information & picture from: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/lostgeneration.html
4. Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, on February 3, 1874 Most notable work: Three Lives (1909), The Making of Americans (1925), and Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems (1929 – 1933; published in 1956) Stein died in July 27th, 1946 from cancer Gertrude Stein Information & picture from: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/315
5. Gertrude Stein Media Clip of Stein with audio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8IKfukKpnY Stein recites one of her poems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJEIAGULmPQ&feature=related
6. Born in St. Paul Minnesota on September 24, 1896. Most successful novel: The Great Gatsby Suffered from alcoholism His wife, Zelda, had many mental breakdowns Fitzgerald died of a heart attack in 1940. F. Scott Fitzgerald Picture: http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/amlit/trimalchio/gg1a.jpg Picture from: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs.html Information from: http://www.pbs.org/kteh/amstorytellers/bios.html
7. Fitzgerald Media Video clips of Fitzgerald with audio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk3ta22wVGA Fitzgerald recites a John Keat’s poem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szsXitGbcqc&feature=related
8. Born in St. Louis, Missouri on 1888. Well-known work: The Waste Land (1922), Ash Wednesday(1930), and Four Quartets (1943) Some work labeled Christian writings Educated at Harvard University Died in 1965 T.S. ELIOT Information & picture from: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1948/eliot-bio.html
9. Born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 21, 1899 Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 Terse and concise writing style Love for nature Famous works: The Sun Also Rises (1927), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), The Old Man and the Sea (1951) Died in July 2, 1961—thought to have committed suicide Ernest Hemingway Information & picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway
10. Hemingway Recording A recording of Hemingway discussing the events that shaped his play, The Fifth Column http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO_qovNelA0&feature=related Video clips of Hemingway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzns--cGLEY&feature=related
11. Erich Maria Remarque Born June 22, 1898 in Osnabrück, German Drafted into war as German soldier at 18 years old Most successful work: All Quiet on the Western Front Nazis banned his work in 1933 Became an American citizen in 1947 Died in September 25, 1970 Information & picture from: http://remarque.org/about_remarque.html
12. Sherwood Anderson Born in September 13, 1876 in Camden, Ohio Most successful works: Windy McPherson's Son (1916), Winesburg, Ohio (1919) Died in March 8, 1941 on a cruise—choked on toothpick. Information and picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwood_Anderson
13. Alan Seeger Born in 1888 in New York City Wrote poetry A student a Harvard University, and editor of the Harvard Monthly Most famous poem: “I Have a Rendezvous with Death” Died on July 4th, 1969 Information & picture from: http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/poets/seeger.php
14. Alan Seeger Media Virtual movie of Seeger reciting his poem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y11RGjmZRDc
