postmodernist literature IRENE DAZ JURDANA GONZLEZ LORETO BALLESTEROS

post-modernist literature IRENE DÍAZ, JURDANA GONZÁLEZ, LORETO BALLESTEROS, JULIA CONDE

index ● Introduction ● What is Post-modernism? ○ Post-modernist literature ○ Main features ○ Important authors and works of the movement ● Conclusion 2

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what is post-modernism? ● It is a 20 th. C movement within the fields of arts, architecture, philosophy, and criticism ● Date: 1940 s ● Development of the modernist movement ● Post-modernism has no definition due to the lack of agreement between its concepts and features 4

Post-modernist literature Represent the fragmentation of the world (WWI and WWII) Similarities between modernist literature This literature is related to the technological discoveries and advances Diversity in themes Society is represented in a different about all social 1940 way - writings Post-modernism Modernism classes (low, middle and high-class; black people; poor people, etc. ) 5

Main Features Intertextuality Metafiction Pastiche Maximalism Irony Hypertextuality Paranoia Fragmentation 6

Main Features Intertextuality Pastiche Postmodernism is all about the connections between texts, including the various ways in which one text references another (or many others). When the author imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists. Metafiction Maximalism Metafiction is a prime example of the self-aware vibe we often find in postmodernism. A reaction against minimalism, is an esthetic of excess and redundancy. The philosophy can be summarized as “more is more”, contrasting with the minimalist motto "less is more". 7

Main Features Irony Hypertereality Irony can be playful, or it can be used to highlight the absurdity or severity of serious situations. In which simulations have replaced the real. Paranoia It represents the belief that there's an ordering system behind the chaos of the world is another recurring postmodern theme. so paranoia often straddles the line between delusion and brilliant insight. Fragmentation It is used to create playful texts that reflect and explore the chaos of the world. 8

IMPORTANT AUTHORS AND WORKS OF THE MOVEMENT ● ● ● Paul Auster (1947 -) The New York Trilogy (1987) Moon Palace (1989) The Music of Chance (1990) John Barth (1930 -) The Sot-Weed Factor (1960) Giles-Goat Boy (1966) LETTERS (1979) ● ● ● Robert Coover (1932 -) The Origin of the Brunists (1966) The Public Burning (1977) Gerald’s Party (1986) Don De. Lillo (1936 -) Americana (1971) Underworld (1997) Cosmopolis (2003) 9

IMPORTANT AUTHORS AND WORKS OF THE MOVEMENT William Gaddis (1922 -1998) ● The Recognitions (1955) ● J R (1975) ● Carpenter’s Gothic (1985) Vladimir Nabokov (1899 -1977) ● Lolita (1955) ● Pale Fire (1962) ● Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle (1969) ● ● ● Thomas Pynchon (1937 -) The Crying of Lot 49 (1966) Gravity’s Rainbow (1973) Mason & Dixon (1997) David Foster Wallace (19622008) ● The Broom of the System ● ● (1987) Infinite Jest (1997) The Pale King (2011) 10

CONCLUSION ● Post-modernism is a 20 th. C movement within the fields of arts, dated around 1940 s ● Post-modernist literature represents the fragmentation of the world after the great wars and is related to the technological discoveries and advances. All social classes are represented ● Some importants authors are: Paul Auster, Robert Coover, John Barth, Don De. Lillo, Vladimir Nabokov, etc. 11

Slideshare ● Postmodern presentation ● Introduction to post modernism ● What is Postmodernism ● Introduction to post modernism ● Postmodernism 12

the end. . . questions? 13