Approaching Postmodernism

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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027222061
Total Pages : 313 pages
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Book Synopsis Approaching Postmodernism by : Douwe Wessel Fokkema

Download or read book Approaching Postmodernism written by Douwe Wessel Fokkema and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1986 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the essays collected in this volume deal with theoretical issues that dominate the international debate on Postmodernism, issues such as the shifting nature of the concept, the problem of periodization and the problem of historicity. Other essays offer readings of Postmodernist texts and relate practical criticism to a theoretical framework. Hans Bertens (Utrecht) sketches the historical development of the concept Postmodernism in American criticism, distinguishing between the various definitions that have been proposed over the last twenty-five years, in an attempt to bring some order to the field and to facilitate future discussion. Brian McHale (Tel Aviv) and Douwe Fokkema (Utrecht) offer models for the description of Postmodernist texts. Richard Todd (Amsterdam) argues convincingly that Postmodernism is much more of a presence in contemporary British fiction than has so far been assumed, and Herta Schmid (Munich) presents a similar argument with respect to Russian avant-garde theater. Elrud Ibsch (Amsterdam) presents a contrastive analysis of Thomas Bernhard and Robert Musil; Ulla Musarra (Nijmegen) writes on Italo Calvino. The relation between Existentialism and Postmodernism is examined by Gerhard Hoffman (Würzburg); Theo D'haen (Utrecht) finds important parallels between Postmodernism in literature and in the visual arts; Matei Calinescu (Bloomington, Ind.) relates literary Postmodernism to a far more general cultural shift, rejecting, however, Foucault's notion of an epistemic break and arguing for both continuity and discontinuity. Finally, Helmut Lethen (Utrecht) and Susan Suleiman (Harvard) sharply question the concept of Postmodernism. Suleiman argues that the supposed Postmodernist reaction against Modernism may well be a critical myth or, if it isn't, a reaction limited to the American literary situation.

Approaching Postmodernism

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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027221960
Total Pages : 313 pages
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Download or read book Approaching Postmodernism written by Douwe Wessel Fokkema and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1986 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the essays collected in this volume deal with theoretical issues that dominate the international debate on Postmodernism, issues such as the shifting nature of the concept, the problem of periodization and the problem of historicity. Other essays offer readings of Postmodernist texts and relate practical criticism to a theoretical framework. Hans Bertens (Utrecht) sketches the historical development of the concept Postmodernism in American criticism, distinguishing between the various definitions that have been proposed over the last twenty-five years, in an attempt to bring some order to the field and to facilitate future discussion. Brian McHale (Tel Aviv) and Douwe Fokkema (Utrecht) offer models for the description of Postmodernist texts. Richard Todd (Amsterdam) argues convincingly that Postmodernism is much more of a presence in contemporary British fiction than has so far been assumed, and Herta Schmid (Munich) presents a similar argument with respect to Russian avant-garde theater. Elrud Ibsch (Amsterdam) presents a contrastive analysis of Thomas Bernhard and Robert Musil; Ulla Musarra (Nijmegen) writes on Italo Calvino. The relation between Existentialism and Postmodernism is examined by Gerhard Hoffman (Wurzburg); Theo D'haen (Utrecht) finds important parallels between Postmodernism in literature and in the visual arts; Matei Calinescu (Bloomington, Ind.) relates literary Postmodernism to a far more general cultural shift, rejecting, however, Foucault's notion of an epistemic break and arguing for both continuity and discontinuity. Finally, Helmut Lethen (Utrecht) and Susan Suleiman (Harvard) sharply question the concept of Postmodernism. Suleiman argues that the supposed Postmodernist reaction against Modernism may well be a critical myth or, if it isn't, a reaction limited to the American literary situation.

Postmodern Approaches to the Short Story

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Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Postmodern Approaches to the Short Story by : Farhat Iftekharrudin

Download or read book Postmodern Approaches to the Short Story written by Farhat Iftekharrudin and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2003-03-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postmodernism, as a mode of the contemporary short story, has been clearly established and recognized by short story theorists. But postmodern theory, as pervasive as it has become among academics in the last half century, has scarcely been applied to the short story genre in particular. Many contemporary scholars, nonetheless, are currently making use of certain postmodern thematic approaches to help them determine meanings of particular short stories. T Short story theory began with Edgar Allan Poe's review of Twice-Told Tales, a collection of stories by his contemporary, Nathaniel Hawthorne. But theoretical discussions of the short story languished until modernism and the new criticism provided impetus for further development. Surprisingly, though, the next large critical movement, postmodernism, failed to address the short story as a genre. But while there is little postmodern theory concerning the short story, contemporary scholars have used certain postmodern critical approaches to help determine meaning. This book demonstrates the effect of postmodern theory on the study of the short story genre. The expert contributors to this volume examine such topics as genre and form, the role of the reader, cultural and ethnic diversity, and feminist perspectives on the short story. In doing so, they apply postmodern theoretical approaches to international short stories, be they in the traditional mode, the modern mode, or the postmodern mode. The volume looks at fiction by Edith Wharton, Henry James, Katherine Mansfield, and other authors, and at Iranian short fiction, the postcolonial short story, the fantastic in short fiction, and other subjects.

Strength-Centered Counseling

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Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412973295
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Book Synopsis Strength-Centered Counseling by : Colin C. Ward

Download or read book Strength-Centered Counseling written by Colin C. Ward and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrates key techniques into current teaching and practice This text provides a framework for the synthesis of postmodern theories of counseling. The cutting-edge Strength Centered Counseling model can be incorporated effectively with the more traditional models of counseling, resolving the ambiguity about how postmodernism fits into every day practice and results in more direct application of knowledge and skill sets for training in counselor education. Authors Colin Ward and Teri Reuter offer a practical and straightforward resource that presents clients with opportunities to look at life not only from a context of problems and adversity; but also of solutions, strengths, and hope. Key Features Interactive learning experiences including Learning Activities (within chapters) and Professional Growth Activities (at the end of chapters) present throughout the text Clear direction for application of principles, techniques and interventions Counselor Interview and Reflection guides serve as both valuable as a learning tool and a structural guide for future sessions with clients This text is appropriate for counseling theories and counseling skills related courses in counseling, psychology, and related fields.

Magical Realism

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Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822316404
Total Pages : 598 pages
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Book Synopsis Magical Realism by : Lois Parkinson Zamora

Download or read book Magical Realism written by Lois Parkinson Zamora and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On magical realism in literature

Postmodernism

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351621599
Total Pages : 350 pages
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Book Synopsis Postmodernism by : Hugh J. Silverman

Download or read book Postmodernism written by Hugh J. Silverman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1990, addresses the broad cultural phenomenon that is postmodernism. The first part of the book raises some general theoretical questions about postmodernism – its language and its politics, for example. The second section attends to particular ‘sites’, namely the various arts themselves and the philosophical understanding of them. Here one finds specific readings of architecture, painting, literature, theatre, photography, film, television, dance and fashion.

Postmodernism

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315504596
Total Pages : 674 pages
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Book Synopsis Postmodernism by : Thomas Docherty

Download or read book Postmodernism written by Thomas Docherty and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reader provides a selection of articles and essays by leading figures in the postmodernism debate.

Exploring Postmodernism

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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 902727858X
Total Pages : 277 pages
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Book Synopsis Exploring Postmodernism by : Matei Calinescu

Download or read book Exploring Postmodernism written by Matei Calinescu and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Postmodernism and Notions of National Difference

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900464749X
Total Pages : 192 pages
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Book Synopsis Postmodernism and Notions of National Difference by : Geoffrey Lord

Download or read book Postmodernism and Notions of National Difference written by Geoffrey Lord and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postmodernism and Notions of National Difference examines the critical construction of postmodern fiction raising the question of whether the construction of postmodernism has sufficiently accounted for national difference. Geoffrey Lord argues that current meta-national conceptions of postmodernism need serious reconsideration to take national cultural contexts into account. Through a comparative investigation of the theoretical debate, literary traditions and close textual reading of a number of postmodern texts, Lord makes a persuasive case for his broad claim that national cultural differences are more persistent and powerful than usually allowed by established theories of postmodernity which claim a general collapse of traditional cultural orders and the meta-narratives that justify them.

Modernism/Postmodernism

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317898753
Total Pages : 312 pages
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Book Synopsis Modernism/Postmodernism by : Peter Brooker

Download or read book Modernism/Postmodernism written by Peter Brooker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

International Postmodernism

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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789027234452
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (344 download)

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Book Synopsis International Postmodernism by : Johannes Willem Bertens

Download or read book International Postmodernism written by Johannes Willem Bertens and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing more than fifty essays by major literary scholars, International Postmodernism divides into four main sections. The volume starts off with a section of eight introductory studies dealing with the subject from different points of view followed by a section that deals with postmodernism in other arts than literature, while a third section discusses renovations of narrative genres and other strategies and devices in postmodernist writing. The final and fourth section deals with the reception and processing of postmodernism in different parts of the world. Three important aspects add to the special character of International Postmodernism: The consistent distinction between postmodernity and postmodernism; equal attention to the making and diffusion of postmodernism and the workings of literature in general; and the focus on the text and the reader (i.e., the reader's knowledge, experience, interests, and competence) as crucial factors in text interpretation. This comprehensive study does not expressly focus on American postmodernism, although American interpretations of postmodernism are a major point of reference. The recognition that varying literary and cultural conditions in this world are bound to produce endless varieties of postmodernism made the editors, Hans Bertens and Douwe Fokkema, opt for the title International Postmodernism.

Early Postmodernism

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Publisher : Boundary 2 Book
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Early Postmodernism by : Paul A. Bové

Download or read book Early Postmodernism written by Paul A. Bové and published by Boundary 2 Book. This book was released on 1995 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decade that followed 1972, the journal boundary 2 consistently published many of the most distinguished and most influential statements of an emerging literary postmodernism. Recognizing postmodernism as a dominant force in culture, particularly in the literary and narrative imagination, the journal appeared when literary critical study in the United States was in a period of theory-induced ferment. The fundamental relations between postmodernism and poststructuralism were being initially examined and the effort to formulate a critical sense of the postmodern was underway. In this volume, Paul A. Bové, the current editor of boundary 2, has gathered many of those foundational essays and, as such, has assembled a basic text in the history of postmodernism. Essays by noted cultural and literary theorists join with Bové's contemporary preface to represent the important and unique moment in recent intellectual history when postmodernism was no longer seen primarily as an architectural term, had not yet come to describe the wide range of culture it does now, but was finding power and place in the literary realm. These essays show that the history of postmodernism and its attendant critical theories are both more complex and more deeply bound with literary criticism than often is acknowledged today. Early Postmodernism demonstrates not only the significance of these literary studies, but also the role played by literary critical postmodernism in making possible newer forms of critical and cultural studies. Contributors. Barry Alpert, Charles Altieri, David Antin, Harold Bloom, Paul A. Bové, Hélène Cixous, Gerald Gillespie, Ihab Hassan, Joseph N. Riddel, William, V. Spanos, Catharine R. Stimpson, Cornel West

British Postmodern Fiction

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004647244
Total Pages : 179 pages
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Playing with Picturebooks

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Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781349340040
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis Playing with Picturebooks by : C. Allan

Download or read book Playing with Picturebooks written by C. Allan and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers new insights into the continuing influence of postmodernism on a wide range of international picture books for children published between 1963 and 2008. Its chapters include metafiction; disruption to narrative conventions; interrogation of 'truths'; historiographic metafiction; difference and ex-centricity; globalisation and media.

English Studies in Transition

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134859503
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Book Synopsis English Studies in Transition by : Piero Boitani

Download or read book English Studies in Transition written by Piero Boitani and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together twenty-five contributors from all over Europe, this volume represents the vitality and diversity of the current transcultural European dialogue on English studies. Topics addressed include: * the nature of the canon * the poetics of language * the representation of women and the notion of nationalism in post-colonial literature. The significance of this volume lies not only in the quality of the individual contributions but also in the fact that it marks an important turning point in the history of English studies in Europe.

Toni Morrison's Fiction

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Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815335887
Total Pages : 348 pages
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Book Synopsis Toni Morrison's Fiction by : David L. Middleton

Download or read book Toni Morrison's Fiction written by David L. Middleton and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Post-Modern and the Post-Industrial

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521409520
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (95 download)

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Book Synopsis The Post-Modern and the Post-Industrial by : Margaret A. Rose

Download or read book The Post-Modern and the Post-Industrial written by Margaret A. Rose and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-06-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to provide a critical survey of the many different uses made of the term post-modern across a number of different disciplines.