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Modernist writers commonly responded to which historical rupture?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Modernist writers commonly responded to which historical rupture?

  1. The American Revolution only
  2. The Wars of the Roses
  3. The English Civil War
  4. The First World War and its cultural aftermath
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Correct answer: D. The First World War and its cultural aftermath

1. The 1914-1918 conflict shattered Edwardian confidence. 2. Major modernist works (1920s) absorb this trauma. 3. The fragmented style is partly an answer to a fragmented world. _Source: Coverage brief — Modernist canon — "Modern + Postmodern (literary period 1900-)"_

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