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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100631203230

ISBN-139780631203230

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Number of Pages160 Pages

Publication NameIllusions of Postmodernism

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1996

SubjectHistory & Surveys / Modern, Semiotics & Theory

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy

AuthorTerry Eagleton

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.3 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN96-008101

Reviews"Eagleton shows his firm grasp of political tactics and knowledge of history. It is exceptional" Steven Donovan

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal149

Table Of ContentPreface. 1. Beginnings. 2. Ambivalences. 3. Histories. 4. Subjects. 5. Fallacies. 6. Contradictions. Notes. Index.

SynopsisIn this brilliant critique, Terry Eagleton explores the origins and emergence of postmodernism, revealing its ambivalences and contradictions. Above all he speaks to a particular kind of student, or consumer, of popular "brands" of postmodern thought., Eagletons major critique of postmodernism. Exposes popular brands of postmodern thought. Provides even handed account of postmodernisms strengths and failings ., This brilliant critique explores the origins and emergence of postmodernism, revealing its ambivalences and contradictions. His primary concern is less with the more intricate formulations of postmodern philosophy than with the culture or milieu of postmodernism as a whole. Above all he speaks to a particular kind of student, or consumer, of popular "brands" of postmodern thought. Although Professor Eagletons view of the topic is, as he says, generally a negative one, he points to postmodernisms strengths as well as its failings. He sets out not just to expose the illusions of postmodernism but to show the students he has in mind that they never believed what they thought they believed in the first place. In the process his gifts for irony and satire sharpen the readers pleasure, and his commitment to the ethical and the vision of a just society, inspire engagement and "a refusal to acquiesce in the appalling mess which is the contemporary world".

LC Classification NumberB831.2.E18 1996