The term Modernism refers to a movement, which began to get under way in the closing years of the 19th century. The modernist movement affected poetry, fiction, drama, painting, music and architecture. The true birth of modernism in poetry is often dated to the publication of T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" in 1917. Modernist poets were concerned with breaking away from established rules, traditions and conventions, and finding a distinctive contemporary …showed first 75 words of 548 total…

…showed last 75 words of 548 total…and justified their departure from the naturalist tradition. The Moderns set new standards in the world of Literature and Art. These standards helped make the Literature and Art what it is today. This Era helped people realize that they are able to do what they want and express themselves in any way the see fit. This gave people the power to change and they changed for the better and will always be remembered for it.