1922
Post-war jazz era
1922 is a year in the early twentieth century, between the two World Wars.
It appears in historical references, titles, and dates: The novel is set in 1922.
Like other years, it functions as a noun or modifier: the 1922 election, back in 1922.
Greek hero, Latinized
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- dadaismAbsurdist artistic movement
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
futurism · fragmentation · psychoanalysis · Proust · expatriates · Bauhaus
1920s modern young women
- speakeasiesIllicit liquor establishments
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- bootleggersIllicit liquor traffickers
Gatsby · radio · consumerism · suffrage · moonshine · vaudeville · tabloid · Zeppelin
French royal palace complex
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
- WeimarThuringian city, cultural landmark
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
disarmament · nationalism · fascism · Bolshevism · colonialism · mandates · hyperinflation · demilitarization
Ulysses
Greek hero, Latinized
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- dadaismAbsurdist artistic movement
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
expressionism · futurism · fragmentation · psychoanalysis · Proust · expatriates · Bauhaus
flappers
1920s modern young women
- speakeasiesIllicit liquor establishments
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
bootleggers · Gatsby · radio · consumerism · suffrage · moonshine · vaudeville · tabloid · Zeppelin · flapper
Tutankhamun
Egyptian boy pharaoh
Versailles
French royal palace complex
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
- WeimarThuringian city, cultural landmark
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
armistice · disarmament · nationalism · fascism · Bolshevism · colonialism · mandates · hyperinflation · demilitarization
Dixieland
Early New Orleans jazz
- Stephen KingCarrie, The Stand, The Shining, Misery, Pet Sematary
1922antiquity
Great age, ancient era
ancient times · prehistory · the present · today · 2024