Patricia Waugh's Practising Postmodernism Reading Modernism offers a critical exploration of the intersections and divergences between modernist and postmodernist literary practices. Waugh challenges the conventional linear progression often assumed between these movements, arguing instead for a more nuanced engagement that recognizes postmodernism’s reworking and interrogation of modernist themes and techniques. The book provides insightful analysis on how postmodernist writers revisit modernist experimentation, destabilizing narratives and questioning authorship, while also reflecting broader cultural and philosophical shifts. It is a key text for understanding how postmodernism redefines literary boundaries through critical dialogue with its modernist predecessor.
Patricia Waugh's Practising Postmodernism Reading Modernism offers a critical exploration of the intersections and divergences between modernist and postmodernist literary practices. Waugh challenges the conventional linear progression often assumed between these movements, arguing instead for a more nuanced engagement that recognizes postmodernism’s reworking and interrogation of modernist themes and techniques. The book provides insightful analysis on how postmodernist writers revisit modernist experimentation, destabilizing narratives and questioning authorship, while also reflecting broader cultural and philosophical shifts. It is a key text for understanding how postmodernism redefines literary boundaries through critical dialogue with its modernist predecessor.
Edward Arnold, Hodder & Staughton, London, 1992 paperback sun marking to spine otherwise good condition
