Exploring Postmodernism : selected papers presented at a workshop on Postmodernism at the XIth International Comparative Literature Congress, Paris, 20-24 August 1985 /
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 hou...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins,
1987.
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| Series: | Utrecht publications in general and comparative literature ;
v. 23. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 269 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9027221995 9789027221995 9027222002 9789027222008 |
| ISSN: | 0167-8175 ; |