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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... structure of sound the work of art of the Dadaists became an instrument of ballistics . It hit the spectator like a bullet , it happened to him , thus acquiring a tactile quality . It promoted a demand for the film , the distracting ...
... structure of sound the work of art of the Dadaists became an instrument of ballistics . It hit the spectator like a bullet , it happened to him , thus acquiring a tactile quality . It promoted a demand for the film , the distracting ...
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... structure if it is to be the subject of scholarly or scientific understanding . Where the formal possibilities have become infinite , not only authentic creation but also its scholarly analysis become correspondingly difficult ...
... structure if it is to be the subject of scholarly or scientific understanding . Where the formal possibilities have become infinite , not only authentic creation but also its scholarly analysis become correspondingly difficult ...
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... structural anthropology is significant not because of its assertion , annoying from a feminist perspective , that women ... structure of language . Language is fragile because any particular language as the object of linguistic scrutiny ...
... structural anthropology is significant not because of its assertion , annoying from a feminist perspective , that women ... structure of language . Language is fragile because any particular language as the object of linguistic scrutiny ...
Contents
Reconstructions | 1 |
Modernist Positions | 37 |
WALTER BENJAMIN from The Work of Art in the Age | 45 |
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