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9780415007061

A Poetics of Postmodernism: History, Theory, Fiction

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    9780415007061

  • ISBN10:

    0415007062

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 1988-07-11
  • Publisher: Routledge

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A Poetics of Postmodernismis neither a defense nor a denunciation of the postmodern. It continues the project of Linda Hutcheon'sNarcissistic NarrativeandA Theory of Parodyin studying formal self-consciousness in art, but adds to this both an historical and an ideological dimension. Modelled on postmodern architecture, postmodernism is the name given here to current cultural practices characterized by major paradoxes of form and of ideology. The "poetics" of postmodernism offered here is drawn from these contradictions, as seen in the intersecting concerns of both contemporary theory and cultural practice.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Part Ip. 1
Theorizing the Postmodern: Toward a Poeticsp. 3
Modelling the Postmodern: Parody and Politicsp. 22
Limiting the Postmodern: the Paradoxical Aftermath of Modernismp. 37
Decentering the Postmodern: the Ex-Centricp. 57
Contextualizing the Postmodern: Enunciation and the Revenge of "parole"p. 74
Historicizing the Postmodern: the Problematizing of Historyp. 87
Part IIp. 103
Historiography Metafiction: "the Pastime of Past Time"p. 105
Intertextuality, Parody, and the Discourses of Historyp. 124
The Problem of Referencep. 141
Subject In/Of/To History and His Storyp. 158
Discourse, Power, Ideology: Humanism and Postmodernismp. 178
Political Double-Talkp. 201
Conclusion: a Poetics or a Problematics?p. 222
Bibliographyp. 232
Indexp. 259
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