Echos of 1920s: The Lost Generation's Creative Revolution

This course delves into the literary brilliance and vibrant lives of the Lost Generation—American writers who, disillusioned by the devastation of World War I, gathered in 1920s Paris in search of new cultural and personal identities. We will explore major works by authors such as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, and T.S. Eliot, alongside the groundbreaking contributions of visual artists of the time. Together, we will examine how these creators captured the alienation and upheaval of their era, producing some of the most transformative art and literature of the 20th century. YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Jeremy Rosen Jeremy Rosen is an associate professor of English at the University of Utah, where he specializes in 20th- and 21st-century American literature. His work has been published in ASAP/Journal, New Literary History, Contemporary Literature, and Post-45. His first book, Minor Characters Have Their Day: Genre and the Contemporary Literary Marketplace, was published in 2016 as part of Columbia University Press’s “Literature Now” series. His current project, Genre Bending: The Plasticity of Form in Contemporary Literary Fiction, explores how contemporary literary authors adopt elements of popular fiction. Jeremy also leads adult education travel programs in Cuba and Paris, focusing on Hemingway and Jazz Age expatriate writers.