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My Viewpoint on the Idea of Multiple Viewpoints

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Lethem writes that postmodernism doesn’t die because “Postmodernism is the street.  Postmodernism is the town.  It’s where we live…”  I could not agree more.  I believe that the relevancy and the strength of postmodernism (especially in the arts) is that … Continue reading →

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avoidance of the “now”

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“Why Bother?” and “Postmodernism as Liberty Vance” seemed to be working towards the same goal of defining some aspect of the novel within contemporary times. The way both essays were written describes the styles available to a writer then. Franzen’s … Continue reading →

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fog horn sound

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If only all our post-modern metaphors could be as entertainingly named as Liberty Valance, perhaps we could more easily wade through numberless literary criticism essays. Franzen should have scrounged up a movie to frame his essay, maybe the “narrative” author … Continue reading →

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