Modern Literature Teaching Resources

Teaching Suggestions:

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Here is my lecture on Modernity. As you can see in the notes, I use about 20 minutes from the beginning of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times; the video is available in the library.
Lamar's lecture on Modernity

Modernity PowerPoint

This is my lesson plan for Modernism and the Arts:
Lamar's lesson on Modernism and the Arts

Here is a PowerPoint, again from May term, that draws on material that Steve and Mary Ann give in their lectures (as well as material I've created for use on Modern literature):
Lamar's PowerPoint on Modernism and the Arts

And, finally, this is my lesson plan for Modern literature, particularly on Eliot's The Waste Land. Be sure to notice on the links below that there is a recording of Eliot's reading of his work.
Lamar's lesson on Modernism and the Arts

Some links that may be of use:


*T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land* in it's original working draft...**

"What Thunder Said" http://www.deathclock.com/thunder/	T.S. Elliot 1888-1965 http://people.a2000.nl/avanarum/
The T.S. Eliot Page http://www.english.uga.edu/~232/eliot.taken.html"	Eliot Criticism And More www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/eliot/eliot.htm
"Tradition and the Individual Talent" www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/eliot/tradition.htm	Audio Recordings of Eliot reading from The Waste Land http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/IMS/HarperAudio/011894_harp_ITH.html (Use .au format. It takes a couple minutes to download. Be patient!)

Franz Kafka 1883-1924 www.levity.com/corduroy/kafka.htm	The Kafka Project www.kafka.org/
Kafka Critiques and More www.littlebluelight.com/kafkamain.html

WWI Art www.art-ww1.com/gb/present.html