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. |
Contents
Modernist Positions | |
WALTER BENJAMIN | |
PETER BÜRGER | |
Repositioning Modernism | |
RAYMOND The Metropolis and the Emergence of Modernism | |
JEAN RADFORD | |
JÜRGEN HABERMAS Modernity an Incomplete Project | |
What is Postmodernism? | |
FREDRIC JAMESON Postmodernism and Consumer Society | |
DAVID HARVEY from The Condition of Postmodernity An Enquiry into the Origins | |
JULIA KRISTEVA Postmodernism? | |
CORNEL WEST From An Interview with Cornel West Anders Stephanson | |
Fiction and History | |
CARLOS FUENTES Words Apart | |
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