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Category Archives: Chronos: Arts & Culture
The Fight of the Century: Modernity vs Antiquity (1910 & 1912)
Arts & Culture 1910 was a year that marked a massive change in the world. F.T. Marinetti’s “The Futurist Manifesto” had been published one year earlier, advocating for modern art to stop looking to the past and for aggressive literature … Continue reading
Love Song of 1910
T.S. Eliot’s poem entitled “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock was written by Eliot some time between 1910 and 1911. The most evident historical significance is that this poem was composed before WWI. However, it still possesses the same … Continue reading
A Decade of Change
The 1910s, the decade of T.S. Eliot’s publication of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, saw vast changes in the Western world’s collective ethos, which both stemmed from and lead to new political, cultural, scientific, and social attitudes. Politically, the … Continue reading
Modern Poetry, but What Else?
Aside from modern poetry, the early 1900’s brought about innovative ideas along with new laws and traditions that reflected the development of the United States. Cultural change is evident in Lincoln’s initial appearance on the penny; technological advancements are prevalent … Continue reading
Emily Dickinson’s Poetic Gloom: A Gradual Shift to Social Change
Emily Dickinson is a poet whose work has painted a gloomy and depressing picture of the American Civil War that lasted from 1861-1865. This was a time that her poetry reflected on death which can reflect back to the many … Continue reading
A. E. Housman’s 1896
Mahdist War: Battle of Ferkeh In 1896 Britain found herself in the midst of the Mahdist Revolt, a Sudanese war headed by the proclaimed Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of the faith of Islam, against Turco-Egyptian rule. Britain’s interest in Egyptian … Continue reading
Charting 1855: The World of Whitman’s “Song of Myself”
The world into which Whitman’s “Song of Myself” was published was one of innovation and conflict. For example, The Crimean War was in its second year, even as political and racial tensions continued to lead towards the Civil War on … Continue reading
Digital Industry
The events listed in this post come largely from the 1870’s. Some begin in that decade but have ramifications still being felt today. All of the information is from the Wikipedia Year by Year Breakdown of World History and various … Continue reading
