Ministry of higher education, science and innovation republic of uzbekistan

Practical importance of course work. The practical significance of the study is now manifested in the study, thorough analysis of various teachings, making the right conclusions at the request of our time and using them to expand the scientific and spiritual worldview of our young people, to make them perfect people.
The purpose of the course work. The formation of knowledge, skills and competencies in higher educational institutions to ensure the teaching of English literature at the level of basic subjects, to familiarize themselves with the content and tasks of their science, methods of teaching, educational tools and their implementation in the educational process.
Tasks of the course work. Analysis of the basic concepts of the topic of English literature in the second half of the 20th century in higher educational institutions, analysis of the topic using innovation technologies.
Conducting negotiations on the subject of English literature, analyzing its results and drawing relevant conclusions.
Structure of the course work. The contents, introduction, main part, 3 chapters consist of 6 themes, a separate summary for each chapter, and a list of literature used.
CHAPTER 1. English literature in the XX century
1.1. The Development of the English Language in the Twentieth Century

The Edwardian Age

The death of Queen Victoria in 1901 and the accession of Edward VII inaugurated not only a new century but a new milieu in art, an extension and development of the aestheticism that characterized the last decade of the 19th century. The Edwardian Age and the Modern Period which followed, roughly from 1910 through the end of World War II, differed sharply from the preceding age.
T he elegance and extravagance of the aristocracy, led by King Edward VII, continued unchecked until World War I. However, underneath the ostentation so loved by the King sounded ominous warnings of unrest throughout Britain and the European continent. At the death of Edward VII in 1910, the British Empire also was dying as imperialism came under increasing criticism. Events such as the Boer War exposed the consequences of empire-building, and authors such as Joseph Conrad vividly portrayed for the British public a picture contrasting the supposed glory of empire. Even Edward VII himself criticized the British presence in India and the treatment of the country’s inhabitants.

Poet Thomas Hardy, often referred to as the great pessimist, depicted the new century as a time of uncertainty and disbelief, both in God and in the integrity of humankind. Cynicism and pessimism replaced Victorian optimism and confidence. Although science and technology continued their ever more rapid advancement with electricity, telegraph and radio, continued mechanization in workplaces, automobiles, and airplanes, society seemed to lack a solid center of reference, a core belief that held the uncertainties of life in check and gave life a sense of purpose and direction.

Hardy and Joseph Conrad bridge the 19th and 20th centuries, both in time and in the philosophy of their writing.