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International Postmodernism
Theory and literary practice
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.
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.
[Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages, XI] 1997. xvi, 581 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 21 October 2008
Published online on 21 October 2008
© John Benjamins B.V. / Association Internationale de Littérature Comparée
Table of Contents
- I. Introductory Essays
- 1.1 The Debate on PostmodernismHans Bertens | p. 3
- 1.2 The Semiotics of Literacy PostmodernismDouwe W. Fokkema | p. 15
- 1.3 The Inscription of Postmodenism in PoetryJames McCorkle | p. 43
- 1.4 The Politics of Postmodernism after the WallSusan Rubin Suleiman | p. 51
- 1.5 Rethinking the Postmodernity of the Discourse of postmodernismWilliam Spanos | p. 65
- 1.6 Postmodernity as a Philosophical ConceptWolfgang Welsch and Mike Sandbothe | p. 75
- 1.7 The Concept of Postmodernism from a Philosophical Point of ViewNoël Carroll
- 1.8 The Sociology of PostmodernityHans Bertens | p. 103
- II. Postmodernism in the Other Arts
- 2.0 Introductory Note
- 2.1 Post-modern Architecture and Time FusionCharles Jencks | p. 123
- 2.2 Postmodernism and Theatrical PerformanceJohannes Birringer | p. 129
- 2.3 Postmodernism and FilmJames Peterson | p. 141
- 2.4 Postmodern DanceSally Banes | p. 151
- 2.5 On Postmodernism in MusicHermann Danuser | p. 157
- 2.6 Postmodernism and the Visual ArtsMark A. Cheetham | p. 167
- III. Renovations and Innovations in Postmodernist Writing
- 3.0 Introductory Note
- 3.1 Postmodernist Renovations of Narrative Genres
- 3.1.1. The WesternTheo D’haen | p. 183
- 3.1.2 The DetectiveHans Bertens | p. 195
- 3.1.3 Historical Fiction: Utopia in HistoryElisabeth Wesseling | p. 203
- 3.1.4 The Heimat NovelAndrea Kunne | p. 213
- 3.1.5 AutobiographyAlfred Hornung | p. 221
- 3.1.6 Science FictionBrian McHale | p. 235
- 3.2 Other Strategies and Devices in Postmodernist Writing
- 3.2.1 RewritingMatei Calinescu | p. 243
- 3.2.2 IntertextualityUlrich Broich | p. 249
- 3.2.3 Self-referentialityMarcel Cornis-Pope | p. 257
- 3.2.4 The Refutation of Truth ClaimsElrud Ibsch | p. 265
- 3.2.5 Nonteleological NarrationMihály Szegedy-Maszák | p. 273
- 3.2.6 Postmodernisms: From Fantastic to Magic RealistTheo D’haen | p. 283
- IV. The Reception and Processing of Postmodernism
- 4.0 Introductory Note
- 4.1 An Arkeology of (My) Canadian PostmodernRobert Kroetsch | p. 307
- 4.2 Latin America
- 4.2.1. Postmodernism in Spanish-American WritingJulio Ortega | p. 315
- 4.2.2. Postmodernism in BrazilEduardo De Faria Coutinho | p. 327
- 4.3 Western and Southern Europe
- 4.3.1. Postmodernism in the United Kingdom and the republic of IrelandRichard Todd | p. 337
- 4.3.2. Postmodernism in FranceGeert Lernout | p. 353
- 4.3.3. Postmodernism in the German- and Dutch- Speaking CountriesFrans Ruiter | p. 359
- 4.3.4. Postmodernism in ScandinaviaMorten Kyndrup | p. 375
- 4.3.5. Postmodernism in FinlandAnna Makkonen | p. 383
- 4.3.6. Postmodernism in ItalyMonica Jansen | p. 387
- 4.3.7. Postmodernity and Literture in SpainEnric Bou and Andrés Soria Olmedo | p. 397
- 4.3.8.Postmodernism in PortugalMaria Alzira Seixo | p. 405
- 4.4. Central and Eastern Europe
- 4.4.1. Postmodernism in Slovak LiteratureTibor Zilka | p. 413
- 4.4.2. Postmodernism in Czech LiteratureMilan Suchomel | p. 419
- 4.4.3. Postmodernism in PolandHalina Janaszek-Ivanicková | p. 423
- 4.4.4. Postmodern Literature in HungaryMihály Szegedy-Maszák | p. 429
- 4.4.5. Romanian Postmodernism: The Politics of PoeticsMarcel Cornis-Pope | p. 435
- 4.4.6. Postmodernism in the Literatures of Former YugoslaviaEdward Mozejko | p. 441
- 4.4.7. Postmodernism in Post-Soviet LatviaInguna Bekere | p. 447
- 4.4.8. Postmodernism in RussiaSergei Kuznetsov | p. 451
- 4.5 africa
- 4.5.1. Postmodernism in African Literature in EnglishChantal Zabus | p. 463
- 4.5.2. Postmodernism and African Francophone LiteratureEric Sellin | p. 469
- 4.5.3. Modernism and Postmodernism in African Literatute in PortugueseAlberto Carvalho | p. 477
- 4.5.4. South Africa: Postmodernism in Afrikaans and English LiteratureAndré Brink | p. 483
- 4.6. Facets of postmodernism: A Search for Roots. The Indian Literacy SceneIndra Nath Choudhuri | p. 491
- 4.7. The Reception of Postmodernism in China: The Case of Avant-Garde FictionWang Ning | p. 499
- 4.8. Postmodernism in JapanKodama Sanehide and Inoue Ken | p. 511
- Contributors
- Subject Index
- Index of Names
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