Exploring Postmodernism
Author： Matei Calinescu Douwe W. Fokkema
Publisher： John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication year： 1988
E-ISBN: 9789027278586
Subject： B Philosophy and Religion
Language： ENG
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Description
The great diversity of contexts in which the term Postmodernism is currently encountered reflects the remarkable success of a coinage that has been in circulation for only about forty years. It has been used by philosophers, sociologists, art critics and literary historians to become, finally, a household word in the language of advertising and politics. Before letting it fade to a derelict cliché, an attempt is made in this volume of essays to use its potential as a cultural concept for the analysis and understanding of contemporary literature and thought.