![]() Theatrically it was a reaction against realism and aimed to show inner psychological realities. In fact, expressionism dominated the theater for a time in the 1920s. The theories of Expressionism had considerable influence in Germany and Scandinavia. The term can be applied to literature, but only judiciously. century in which a number of painters sought to avoid the representation of external reality and, instead, to project themselves and a highly personal vision of the world. The term refers to a movement in Germany very early in the 20 th. ![]() At its height between 19, just before and after the first world war, expressionist writers distorted objective features of the sensory world using symbolism and dream-like elements in their works illustrating the alienating and often emotionally overwhelmed sensibilities. centuries as a response to bourgeois complacency and the increasing mechanization and urbanization of society. ![]() Expressionism arose in Europe in the late 19 th and early 20 th. ![]()
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