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 67
... face of works of that kind the art products of the stage we are now considering must undoubtedly fall far short.'19 We recall that for Hegel , romantic art ( which takes in the period from the Middle Ages to Hegel's time ) is already ...
... face of works of that kind the art products of the stage we are now considering must undoubtedly fall far short.'19 We recall that for Hegel , romantic art ( which takes in the period from the Middle Ages to Hegel's time ) is already ...
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... face of nuclear warfare threats . I have read a thinker of repute who defends modernity against those he calls the neoconservatives . Under the banner of postmodernism , the latter would like , he believes , to get rid of the ...
... face of nuclear warfare threats . I have read a thinker of repute who defends modernity against those he calls the neoconservatives . Under the banner of postmodernism , the latter would like , he believes , to get rid of the ...
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... Face . Race in Postmodern America ( 1989 ) , and bell hooks , Yearning . Race Gender and Cultural Politics ( New York and London : Turnaround , 1991 ) . Anders Stephanson : The poststructuralist problematic seems now to have been ...
... Face . Race in Postmodern America ( 1989 ) , and bell hooks , Yearning . Race Gender and Cultural Politics ( New York and London : Turnaround , 1991 ) . Anders Stephanson : The poststructuralist problematic seems now to have been ...
Contents
Reconstructions | 1 |
Modernist Positions | 37 |
WALTER BENJAMIN from The Work of Art in the Age | 45 |
Copyright | |
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