Modernism/postmodernismPeter Brooker The concepts of 'Modernism' and 'Postmodernism' constitute the single most dominant issue of twentieth-century literature and culture and are the cause of much debate. In this influential volume, Peter Brooker presents some of the key viewpoints from a variety of major critics and sets these additionally alongside challenging arguments from Third World, Black and Feminist perspectives. His excellent Introduction and detailed headnotes for each section and essay provide an indispensable guide to interpreting the many different opinions, and prove to be valuable contributions in their own right. |
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Page 41
... characters ' ought to be created by deliberate selection and description of individual features - implying that Dos ... character manifests itself in life's moments of decision , so too in literature . If the distinction between abstract ...
... characters ' ought to be created by deliberate selection and description of individual features - implying that Dos ... character manifests itself in life's moments of decision , so too in literature . If the distinction between abstract ...
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... characters are psychologically stripped down . Our conception of realism needs to be broad and political , free from aesthetic restrictions and independent of convention . Realist means : laying bare society's causal network / showing ...
... characters are psychologically stripped down . Our conception of realism needs to be broad and political , free from aesthetic restrictions and independent of convention . Realist means : laying bare society's causal network / showing ...
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... characters work to problematise the very distinction : Nicolai Bakhtin is said to be exceedingly extravagant but nevertheless historically real , and the others think he is ' an entirely fictional character , and the only real thing ...
... characters work to problematise the very distinction : Nicolai Bakhtin is said to be exceedingly extravagant but nevertheless historically real , and the others think he is ' an entirely fictional character , and the only real thing ...
Contents
Reconstructions | 1 |
Modernist Positions | 37 |
WALTER BENJAMIN from The Work of Art in the Age | 45 |
Copyright | |
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