Description
Product ID: | 9780582063570 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Longman Critical Readers |
Title: | Modernism/Postmodernism |
Authors: | Author: Peter Brooker |
Page Count: | 280 |
Subjects: | Literary studies: general, Literary studies: general, Cultural studies, Cultural studies |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Part of the Longman Critical Readers series, which explores the theoretical issues and conflicts embodied in the essays selected and locates areas of disagreement between positions. This text examines modernist and postmodernist theories in literary criticism. 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. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 1992-04-13 |