Writers and other artists of 20 century which in your opinion will be remembered

[dumbledore11214]

.> On 13/02/2012 12:57 PM, dumbledore11214 wrote:
> 
> > So I guess, what I am asking is for you to give me a few names from any
> > area of art, not just writers in the 20 century who are known to
> > everybody, or at least to a lot of people from different countries, and
> > cultures. I am not even saying that person has to read their works, just
> > to know who they are. Like when myself and my friend were talking, we
> > definitely agreed that 19 century was a golden age in so many areas,
> > including literature, music, paintings, etc. He was like, if you say the
> > name Bethoven to anybody, even not very educated person is highly
> > unlikely to suggest that he was somebody else other than famous composer.

Shawn:
> Something to consider. In the 20th Century, and the 21st Century 
> continues the trend even more so, mass communication of a type that was 
> unprecedented in the past occurred. Part of the reason why somebody 
> might not stand out as much as they did in the past, is because there 
> were so many more authors and composers and musicians, etc, than there 
> were in previous centuries. Jane Austen was writing in an England where 
> only a couple of hundred novels were published each year. It was a lot 
> easier for somebody to be noticed in that type of situation.
>

Alla:

Thats a good point, on the other hand, the explosion of mass communication happened more in the second half of 20 century, right? I am having trouble coming up with many names of the first half too, and if there are so many of them, shouldnt we be able to name at least some, shouldnt we be able to say this one and this one and this one AND this one are potential figures to live in ages, instead of saying huh, and start counting on fingers of my two hands, barely.

Okay, I cannot consider myself very well educated in the music area, so that may definitely stop me from naming genuis composers of 20 century, but I can say without hesitation that I am extremely well read in Russian literature, but also quite well read in general. And I cannot name that many writers either. Thomas Mann? Maybe. Irvin Shaw? I suppose. Tolkien is actually the only one I was able to name with no hesitation.

I guess I would count Picasso and Salvador Dali as memorable painters, but besides them? Again, not sure.