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.
| ISBN: | 9789027222008 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1988 |
| Author: | Matei Calinescu, Douwe W Fokkema |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 277 pages |
| Series: | Utrecht Publications in General and Comparative Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary theory Cultural studies |