Culture of Modernism (short notation)

Definitions:

Naturalism- people that accepted the material world as real and felt that literature should be realistic
Impressionism- artists rejected the art studios and went out to the countryside to paint nature.

Claude Monet- Impression Sunrise
Berthe Morisot- Young Girl by the Window (first women to be recognized a professional painter)

Post-Impressionism- Like impressionism but emphasized structure and form. Post-Impressionists [...]

Ch 24: Science and Irrationalism

Most Europeans continued to believe in the enlightenment and sci. revolution ideals of reason, science, and progress.
The ideals were still shown in the improvements in the standard of living and education. The invention of products such as phonographs and cars reinforced the belief that people can understand the universe through reason.
Soon though a [...]