BLAST, World War I, and Tonal Shifts
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==Close Reading== | ==Close Reading== | ||
===Volume 1=== | ===Volume 1=== | ||
| − | + | The first article in this volume is titled "Long Live the Vortex!" This article discusses the ideas and beliefs of the vorticists and the goal of "Blast." | |
===Volume 2=== | ===Volume 2=== | ||
| − | War. War never changes. | + | The first article in this volume is titled "Editorial." This article discusses the current events of artwork in England, the outbreak of WWI in Europe, and the stance of "Blast" on WWI. |
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| + | ===Comparison=== | ||
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| + | ===Random Quote Comparisons=== | ||
| + | Volume 1: Elephants are VERY BIG. Motor cars go quickly. | ||
| + | Volume 2: War. War never changes. | ||
==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
Our exploration of the tone of the two editions of BLAST made us realize the strong impact the war had on it. Our text mining on voyant tools indicate a change in 'war' being the least frequent word in the 1914 edition of BLAST to being the most frequent in the 1915 edition out of the words we searched. We sensed that the tone in the earlier version of the magazine was more humanist and individualistic as compared to the second edition which had a slight political and patriotic tone it. | Our exploration of the tone of the two editions of BLAST made us realize the strong impact the war had on it. Our text mining on voyant tools indicate a change in 'war' being the least frequent word in the 1914 edition of BLAST to being the most frequent in the 1915 edition out of the words we searched. We sensed that the tone in the earlier version of the magazine was more humanist and individualistic as compared to the second edition which had a slight political and patriotic tone it. | ||
