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 37
... close to the hearts of earlier American critics , if unrecog- nised by them until well into the post - war period . One might think too that the debates in which Adorno , Brecht , Lukács and Benjamin were involved had already given one ...
... close to the hearts of earlier American critics , if unrecog- nised by them until well into the post - war period . One might think too that the debates in which Adorno , Brecht , Lukács and Benjamin were involved had already given one ...
Page 156
... no life is in danger ( otherwise you risk committing an offence ) . Demand ransom , and arrange it so that the operation creates the greatest commotion possible . In brief , stay close to the ' 156 Postmodern Narratives.
... no life is in danger ( otherwise you risk committing an offence ) . Demand ransom , and arrange it so that the operation creates the greatest commotion possible . In brief , stay close to the ' 156 Postmodern Narratives.
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... close readings . As a result , we now have a ' Tower of Babel ' in American literary criticism . Stephanson : The current , however , does not run in only one direction . Is the present French interest in ' postanalytic ' philosophy an ...
... close readings . As a result , we now have a ' Tower of Babel ' in American literary criticism . Stephanson : The current , however , does not run in only one direction . Is the present French interest in ' postanalytic ' philosophy an ...
Contents
Reconstructions 15323 20 | 1 |
Modernist Positions | 37 |
WALTER BENJAMIN from The Work of Art in the Age | 45 |
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