Was there an Expressionism Movement in literature like there was in art?
I didn’t know before but I do now! There was a literary style which, like expressionism in art, attempts to portray the inner workings of a person’s mind by turning them “inside out” and allowing mental states to shape their face, body, and even the world in which they live. USA expressionist influenced Eugene O’Neill, Elmer Rice, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller. Irish: Sean O’Casey and James Joyce. Others: Franz Kafka, Max Brod, Karl Kraus. Finite! Answer originally posted in response to Was there an Expressionism Movement in literature like there was in…
