1920s

American cultural history: 1920s

historical events: end of World War I; economic post-war boom; beginning of Harlem Renassiance, prohibition

prevailing values: "Flapper Age": live and let live

literary texts: The Great Gatsby,

major writers: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner

films: Way Down East

Literature and films of the 1920s

major directors: Charlie Chaplin

TV series:

musicians:Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, Coleman Hawkins

music genres: jazz, blues

art work:

major artists: Picasso