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| The tastes, vlaues, and interests of the classes that dominate modern industrialized society, especially the consumer-oriented American middle class. |
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| A writing technique used by some modern authors in which the narration consists of a character's continuous interior monologue of thoughts and feelings |
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| A type of theatre, invented by Bracht, in which the major soical issues are dramatized with outlandish props and jarring dialogue and effects, all designed to alientate middle-class audiences and force them to think seriously about the problems raised in the plays. |
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| A school of modern philosophy that seeks truth by defining terms and clarifying statements and asserts that metaphysical theories are meaningless. |
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| A 20th century philosophy focusing on the precarious nature of human existence, with its uncertainty, anxiety, and the ultimate deatgh, as well as on individual freedom and responsibility and the possibilities for human creativity and authenticity. |
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| A variation of abstract art, originating in Russia in the early 20th century, characterized by the use of geometric shapes as the basic elements of the composition. |
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| A movement in nonobjective art, originating in the Soviet Union and flourishing from 1917 to 1922 and concerned with the planes and volumes as expressed in the modern industrial materials such as glass and plastic. |
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| A Marxist artistic theory that calls for the use of literature, music, and the arts in the service of the ideals and goals of socialism and/or communism, with an emphasis in painting on the realistic portrayal of objects. |
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| Dutch, "the style"; an artistic movement associated with a group of early 20th century Dutch painters who used rectangular forms and primary colors in their works and who believed that art should have spiritual values and a social purpose. |
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| An early 20th-century artistic movement, named after a nonsense word that was rooted in a love of play, encouraged deliberately irrational acts, and exhibited contempt for all traditions. |
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