Characteristics Of Post-modern Literature by Michael

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Characteristics Of Post-modern Literature

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN LITERATURE

SOME TRAITS OF 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY WRITERS

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A FEW WARNINGS

THIS LECTURE IS FAR FROM DEFINITIVE

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BACKGROUND

A BUNCH OF -ISMS

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The Enlightenment

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NUCLEAR BOMBS

WHAT DID SCIENCE AND REASON LEAD TO?

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MODERNISM

WHAT ELSE LED TO POSTMODERN LITERATURE?

After WWII, Modernists saw the world as screwed up and they attempted to figure out how they could solve these issues using their art.

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POSTMODERN LITERATURE

RULES? WHAT RULES?

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POSTMODERNISM

IS NOT A MOVEMENT

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SO WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL... THE WORLD HAPPENED

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METANARRATIVES DIDN'T HOLD

(THOSE ARE STORIES THAT EXPLAIN EVERYTHING)

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A FEW FEATURES

IT MIGHT BE POSTMODERN IF...

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THE NARRATOR'S SHADY

CAN YOU REALLY TRUST THAT GUY?

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THE STORY IS SURREAL

WORK THAT DEFIES REASON

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THE STORY IS ABSURD

IT DOES NOT HAVE A POINT

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THE STORY INCLUDES MAGIC REALISM

(YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS)

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THERE IS A MIX OF HIGH AND LOW CULTURE

SNOBBERY IS NOT ALLOWED

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A FEW MORE THINGS...

The tone shifts
The point-of-view changes
Everything is out of order
The narrator intrudes
Literary technique is evident

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LANGUAGE IS A CONSTRUCTION

IT DOES NOT REVEAL REALITY

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