The Aglo-American Movement: A Study

Abstract

The paper deals with the origin and development of Imagist movement which has been described as the grammar school of Modern Poetry, the instruction and drill in basic principles. Among the several modern movements in English and American poetry, just before world war, the Imagists probably had a more distinct impact than any other group on the style of American poets. The movement was a reaction against the worn-out literary materials, careless techniques and sentimentality of Georgians and extra-poetic values of much nineteenth century verse, which permanently changed the direction of British and American Literature. Thus it became an international Anglo-American phenomenon.