Which of the following statements are true about Modernism?
- A. It broke with formal conventions.
- B. Older modes of thought underwent a cultural shift.
- C. Liberal humanism declined.
- D. It revived classical scholarship.
- E. It promoted logocentrism.
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Correct answer: C. A, B and C only
Explanation
Modernism (c. 1890–1940) broke with inherited forms, responded to upheavals in thought (Darwin, Marx, Freud, the war) and shook liberal-humanist faith in a stable self. Reviving classical scholarship belongs to the Renaissance; questioning logocentrism belongs to post-structuralism.
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