Literary modernism

late 19th-century cultural phenomenon in Europe

characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional styles of poetry and verse

Modernismo is a literary movement that took place primarily during the end of the nineteenth and early 20th century in the Spanish-speaking world, best exemplified by Rubén Darío, who is known as the father of modernismo. The term modernismo specifically refers to the literary movement that took place primarily in poetry. This literary movement began in 1888 after the publication of Rubén Darío's Azul.... It gave modernismo a new meaning. The movement died out around 1920, four years after the death of Rubén Darío. In Aspects of Spanish-American Literature, Arturo Torres-Ríoseco writes (1963),

American editor, author (1886–1973)

19th century society of writers

literary movement of the early to mid- 20th century

monthly literary magazine in Kingdom of Italy (1919–1923)