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 92
... language was perceived quite differently . It was no longer , in the old sense , customary and naturalised , but in many ways arbitrary and conventional . To the immigrants especially , with their new second common language , language ...
... language was perceived quite differently . It was no longer , in the old sense , customary and naturalised , but in many ways arbitrary and conventional . To the immigrants especially , with their new second common language , language ...
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Peter Brooker. research , have clearly demonstrated that the position of language within human experience is determinant but fragile . Language is determinant because all social phenomena are symbolic . The discovery of the unconscious ...
Peter Brooker. research , have clearly demonstrated that the position of language within human experience is determinant but fragile . Language is determinant because all social phenomena are symbolic . The discovery of the unconscious ...
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... language are the limits of his world , the orator and man of action replies : ' What do you propose instead ? That we should languish in the prison - house of language . . . ? ' ( p . 114 ) . The echo of the title of Jameson's book ...
... language are the limits of his world , the orator and man of action replies : ' What do you propose instead ? That we should languish in the prison - house of language . . . ? ' ( p . 114 ) . The echo of the title of Jameson's book ...
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traditionalist modernism | 5 |
Have a nice day M Derrida M Baudrillard | 13 |
Jameson and Tomorrowland | 20 |
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