Polly ngale biography of mahatma gandhi

THE MODERN AGE
Chief Characteristics of the Age
(i) Art for Life’s Sake—The writers of this period rejected the doctrine
of “art for art’s sake”. They evolved the new literary creed of “art of life’s
sake.” The chage of outlook in the beginning of twentieth century was due to
the growth of restless desire to probe and question. G.B. Shaw vigorously
attacks the “Old superstition of religion” and the “new supersition of science.”
(ii) The Influence of Radio and Cinema—The development of radio,
cinema and television had an enormous impact on literature. According to
Edward Albert, “In so far as the radio brought literature into the home in the
form of broadcast stories, plays and literary discussions and opened up an
entirely new field for authors, its influence was, for the good. At the same time
it must be remembered that film techniques were the basis of a number of
experiments in the novel.
(iii) Realism and Symbolism—The new poetry is a poetry of reovlt,
resulting largely from the impact of science. Realism in subject matter had led
the modern poet to reject the highly ornate and artificial poetic style of romantics
in favour of a language, which resembles closely the language of everyday
life.
Every language has some words which are not merely connotative