The Aesthetic Innovations in a Modernist Context

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William Faulkner, T.S. Eliot and Robert Frost all had an amazing ability to write and were at the forefront as literary authors of modernism which was not a period, but a faction, an attitude that focused on individualism, randomness of life, etc. Their writings were based on a worldly position that included most poets. They contributed intellectually to literature as well as made aesthetic innovations in a modernist context. Their uniqueness as authors set them apart from the average author of their day. Their literary modernism themes were of dishonesty and decay, failure and despair, race affairs, and inescapable revolutionize. These elements were mainly founded on the world transformation as to the reaction of war and depression. Not only were they in a place of melancholy but also the economy was at risk. Therefore, taking a deeper look at the role of aesthetic innovation in a modernist context of the works of William Faulkner, T.S. Eliot and Robert Frost reveals their originality as modern literary authors.

The original stance of William Faulkner was intriguing. He used the recurring settings in some of his collection of works, for example in The Sound and the Fury (1929) and As I Lay Dying (1930). For instance, in the storyline, at least with these two fiction tales, he mentioned Yoknapatwpha County. Faulkner does the same thing with regards to a few of his characters, for example, Vernon and Cora Tull who are in As I Lay Dying as well as in The Hamlet (1940). His books tie together because he had recurring locations and characters. Moreover, Faulkner used the American South as a universal theme throughout his novels. Additionally, with As I Lay Dying the narration structure and/or plot structure is not con...

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...imes via their themes of life and death. It was apparent, with a dark tone that the attitude of the modernist was of melancholy. Faulkner, Eliot and Frost were great authors who included modernism content throughout their works. Today, they stand among the greatest of literary classical authors of all time.

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Faulkner, William. The Sound and the Fury (1929), As I Lay Dying (1930), and The Hamlet (1940). The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 2nd Volume, 4th Edition.

Frost, Robert. Stopped By Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923), Home Burial (1915), and The Road Not Taken (1915). The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 2nd Volume, 4th Edition.

King David. The Holy Bible. “Psalm 22:6.”

T. S. Eliot wrote, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915). The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 2nd Volume, 4th Edition.

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