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 41
... existence without quality ' , or of Gide's ' action gratuite ' , where abstract potentiality achieves pseudo - realization . As individual character manifests itself in life's moments of decision , so too in literature . If the ...
... existence without quality ' , or of Gide's ' action gratuite ' , where abstract potentiality achieves pseudo - realization . As individual character manifests itself in life's moments of decision , so too in literature . If the ...
Page 67
... existence inadequate to it ' ( ibid . ) . Hegel sees a connection between the development of the autonomous subjectivity and the contingency of external existence . For that reason , romantic art is both an art of subjective inwardness ...
... existence inadequate to it ' ( ibid . ) . Hegel sees a connection between the development of the autonomous subjectivity and the contingency of external existence . For that reason , romantic art is both an art of subjective inwardness ...
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... existence ' . For this experience then ' becomes a part of a language game which is no longer that of aesthetic criticism ' ; it takes part ' in cognitive processes and normative expectations ' ; ' it alters the manner in which those ...
... existence ' . For this experience then ' becomes a part of a language game which is no longer that of aesthetic criticism ' ; it takes part ' in cognitive processes and normative expectations ' ; ' it alters the manner in which those ...
Contents
Reconstructions 15323 20 | 1 |
Modernist Positions | 37 |
WALTER BENJAMIN from The Work of Art in the Age | 45 |
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