Postmodern Literature by Ian Gregson (9780340813713)
Postmodern Literature by Ian Gregson (9780340813713)
Postmodern Literature (Book)
Ian Gregson Release Date: 12 Aug 2004 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 ISBN: 9780340813713 ISBN-10: 0340813717
A fascinating variety of writing has been produced in the period since the Second World War. Much of this can be helpfully understood by reference to postmodernism. POSTMODERN LITERATURE accessibly defines postmodernism, compares and contrasts it with modernism, and places it in its historical context, especially in relation to crucial phenomena like Auschwitz, the clashing of ideologies, and the prevalence of propaganda and misinformation. It discusses the major theorists of postmodernism, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Fredric Jameson and Jean Baudrillard, and demonstrates how their theories illuminate the work of postmodernist writers such as John Ashbery, Walter Abish and Angela Carter. It defines the key postmodern theories of language, race and gender - poststructuralism, postcolonialism and feminism - and explores their often fraught relationships with postmodernism in relation to important writers such as Toni Morrison, Adrienne Rich and Salman Rushdie.
