How World War II Shaped the Art and Literature?

Year 2012, Issue: 25, 50 - 58, 01.01.2012

Nurgül Sarsılmaz Kemalettin Yiğitler

Abstract

The Second World War led to major changes in the cultural field as well as being effective

especially in the field of art and literature. In this study, the effects of World War II on art are

handled by examining the First-and Second-Generation of Abstract Expressionism and also the

impact of it is examined by focusing on the novel Catch-22. The first chapter gives information on

the historical background of the World War-II period which the paintings were produced and the

novel was written, and clarifies the aim and methodology of the study. The following chapters

analyse the historical background, cultural aspects, human psychology, philosophical influences of

the war by combining their impact on First and Second Generation of Abstract Expressionism and

the novel Catch-22. The conclusion presents the aim of the article and depicts the impact of the war

and its conclusions over the works of art and Catch-22.

Keywords

WWII, Character, Abstract Expressionism, Style, theme

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