9/26/14

I found today's lecture on the different eras of art very interesting. Before, I had never really considered the relationship between art and literature. I had always thought that each evolved  independently from the other. But after today's lecture, I have come to realize that art movements and literary movements are linked in a variety of ways. One of the most important ways is the similar way in which artists and authors convey a belief, be that with brush strokes or sentence structure. For example, the Impressionist era at the beginning of the 20th century celebrated ones personal experiences. Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, is considered an impressionist novel because of the way it over emphasizes Marlow's experiences through out his journey on the Congo. It does this by dwelling and drawing out events as they appear to have happened Marlow. When I read this over the summer, I knew that Heart of Darkness was different from most books out there; however, I didn't know that it was considered different because of how it portrays Marlow's view of what occurs. I think this relationship is very interesting and is an aspect which many people overlook when they look at literature.