modernist literature
C11001
concept
Modernist literature is a style of writing from the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by experimental forms, fragmented narratives, and a focus on subjective experience and inner consciousness.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| modernist literature canonical | 8 |
| modernist text | 3 |
| 20th-century literature | 1 |
| concept in modernist poetry | 1 |
| modern Chinese vernacular fiction | 1 |
| modernist literary movement | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: modernist literature
Generated description
Modernist literature is a style of writing from the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by experimental forms, fragmented narratives, and a focus on subjective experience and inner consciousness.
Instances (15)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| The Castle | — |
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The still point of the turning world.
surface form:
The still point of the turning world
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concept in modernist poetry |
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Nathan
surface form:
Cane
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— |
| Des Imagistes | — |
| Jazz Age literature | 20th-century literature |
| Livro do Desassossego | — |
| Ein Brief (Lord Chandos-Brief) | modernist text |
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Jean Toomer
surface form:
Cane
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| Manifesto Antropófago | modernist text |
| Manifesto da Poesia Pau-Brasil | modernist text |
| Kora in Hell | — |
| Diary of a Madman | modern Chinese vernacular fiction |
| Halqa-e-Arbab-e-Zauq | modernist literary movement |
| Cane (1923) | — |
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"Cane" (composite work)
surface form:
Cane
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— |