Which 1922 publication year is often cited as the 'annus mirabilis' (miraculous year) of High Modernism due to the release of several landmark texts?
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Correct answer: 1922
The year 1922 saw the publication of James Joyce's 'Ulysses' and T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land.' It also included Virginia Woolf's 'Jacob's Room,' solidifying the experimental direction of the movement.
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