English Final
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Postmodern Literature
Postmodern describes certain characteristics of post-World War II literature. It heavily relies on fragmentation, paradox, questionable narrators, etc. Irony, black humor, and the general concept of “play” are the most recognizable characteristics of postmodern literature. Numerous novelists labeled postmodern were first collectively labeled black humorists. Postmodern literature represents a break from 19th century realism, in which a story was told from an objective or omniscient point of view. In character development postmodern literature explores subjectivism, turning from external reality to examine inner states of consciousness. In addition, postmodern literature explores fragmentariness in narrative- and character-construction.
The focus in the study of postmodern literature is on intertextuality: the relationship between one text and another. This is an indication of postmodernism’s lack of originality and reliance on clichés. Intertextuality in postmodern literature can refer to or parallel another literary work, an extended discussion of a work, or the adoption of a style. In postmodern literature this commonly shows up as references to fairy tales or in references to popular genres such as sci-fi and detective fiction. Attributes in postmodern literature are author is a character, blurs reality and fiction, comments on its own bookishness, plays with language, and disrupts/plays with form.
The focus in the study of postmodern literature is on intertextuality: the relationship between one text and another. This is an indication of postmodernism’s lack of originality and reliance on clichés. Intertextuality in postmodern literature can refer to or parallel another literary work, an extended discussion of a work, or the adoption of a style. In postmodern literature this commonly shows up as references to fairy tales or in references to popular genres such as sci-fi and detective fiction. Attributes in postmodern literature are author is a character, blurs reality and fiction, comments on its own bookishness, plays with language, and disrupts/plays with form.
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