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What constitutes Modernism in literature? What constitutes Modernism in literature?
A focus on the individual A focus on the individual
Experimentation with form Experimentation with form
Rejection and revaluation of the past Rejection and revaluation of the past
Favouring relativism over absolute truth Favouring relativism over absolute truth
Introspection Introspection
Alienation and Isolation Alienation and Isolation
Stream of consciousness Stream of consciousness
Intertextuality Intertextuality
Nihilism Nihilism
Absurdism Absurdism
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What constitutes Modernism in literature?
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Experimentation with form

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Intertextuality

Modernists were interested in the way different texts related to each other, and explored this through use of references, allusions, quotations and pastiche. Though not an invention of the Modernists, this technique went on to define their literature.
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