IMPORTANT FACTS
- The Lost Generation was the generation that came of age during World War I.
- This generation included writers who lived and rose to prominence in Europe during the 1920's.
- These writers established many of the stylistic and thematic foundation of modern literature.
- The Lost Generation writers were particularly associated with the unconventional art scene in Paris.
- The many writers tended toward philosophic pessimism.
- They rejected what they considered to be the narrow- mindedness and materialism that followed the end of World War I in 1918.
MLA: Saltzman,Arthur M. "Lost Genration." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2016. Web.16 Mar.2016
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Opening of the Jockey Club, Paris 1923 | Members of The Lost Generation Arthur M. Saltzman. "Lost Generation." World Book Online Reference Center. 2006. World Book, Inc. 2 Mar. 2006 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar331450>. |
Opening of the Jockey Club, Paris 1923
Members of The Lost Generation
Arthur M. Saltzman. "Lost Generation." World Book Online Reference Center. 2006. World Book, Inc. 2 Mar. 2006 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar331450>.