Literature and Art of the Modern era were modeled by much of what was occurring in the world. With new philosophical ideas, the continuation of the Industrial Revolution, and politics, artists began to emerge with new ideas such as Impressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and Expressionism, to name a few.
The Modern era continues and more creations are continuously added, so only a few examples are included here:
France
Impressionist Painters
Symbolist poets of the late 19th century
Jean Cocteau (1889-1964)
Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)
Stéphan Mallarmé (1842-1891)
other writers of influence
Ida Rubinstein
Oscar Wilde
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Charles d'Orleans
Germany/Austria
German Nationalistic Poetry was important
Joseph Eichendorff
Italy/Spain
Aladdin Text from Adam Gottlo Oehlenschläger (1799-1850)
Jachto Verdaguer: Catalon poet
Joan Alvedra (1896-1981): Spanish Poet
wrote about the birth of Jesus
America
Harlem Renaissance influence
Authors/Poets such as Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, Langston Hughes, E.E. Cummings