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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... stand . What is more , these different perspectives and informing criteria do not add up . They do not together form a complete picture so much as cancel , subsume or contend with each other . A chronology of modernism would identify a ...
... stand . What is more , these different perspectives and informing criteria do not add up . They do not together form a complete picture so much as cancel , subsume or contend with each other . A chronology of modernism would identify a ...
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... stands in contrast to Céline . The question is whether or not this borderline writing has changed in aspect and economy since Mallarmé and Joyce , who together reflect that contemporary radical quality of borderline writing which in ...
... stands in contrast to Céline . The question is whether or not this borderline writing has changed in aspect and economy since Mallarmé and Joyce , who together reflect that contemporary radical quality of borderline writing which in ...
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... stand against the reflexivity of language and narrative in the name of politics . This is important because Saints and Scholars attempts to reconcile these seemingly opposing positions – as indeed does much historiographic metafiction ...
... stand against the reflexivity of language and narrative in the name of politics . This is important because Saints and Scholars attempts to reconcile these seemingly opposing positions – as indeed does much historiographic metafiction ...
Contents
Reconstructions | 1 |
Modernist Positions | 37 |
WALTER BENJAMIN from The Work of Art in the Age | 45 |
Copyright | |
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