This unit completes the study of the English language tradition, by studying twentieth-century literature, which is identified with the Modern. As well as breaks with the past, there are many examples of continuity and revival. Commercial influences are noted, as well as the relation of literature to politics, in particular, totalitarian government on the one hand, and liberation movements on the other. The unit also considers the role of cinema, radio, television and digital media in changing the way people use language. The unit considers the theoretical challenges posed to received certainties by postmodernism and postcolonialism and the post-theory movement. Topics: + Adaptation from stage to screen + The modernist movement + Epic fantasy in the Christian tradition + The short story as literary genre