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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... Present is Prologue ' ( 1955 ) in Additional Prose ( Bolinas , California : Four Seasons Foundation , 1974 ) , pp ... Present in American Poetry ' , Boundary , 2 . 1 ( Fall , 1972 ) : 98–133 . 14. DELMORE SCHWARTZ , ' The Present State ...
... Present is Prologue ' ( 1955 ) in Additional Prose ( Bolinas , California : Four Seasons Foundation , 1974 ) , pp ... Present in American Poetry ' , Boundary , 2 . 1 ( Fall , 1972 ) : 98–133 . 14. DELMORE SCHWARTZ , ' The Present State ...
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... present . This explains the rather abstract language in which the modernist temper has spoken of the ' past ' . Individual epochs lose their distinct forces . Historical memory is replaced by the heroic affinity of the present with the ...
... present . This explains the rather abstract language in which the modernist temper has spoken of the ' past ' . Individual epochs lose their distinct forces . Historical memory is replaced by the heroic affinity of the present with the ...
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... present , and the present is in turn understood as 188 Popular Capitalism and Popular Culture.
... present , and the present is in turn understood as 188 Popular Capitalism and Popular Culture.
Contents
Reconstructions | 1 |
Modernist Positions | 37 |
WALTER BENJAMIN from The Work of Art in the Age | 45 |
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