General introduction / Brian McHale and Len Platt -- Part I. Postmodernism before postmodernity? Introduction : Postmodernism--rupture, tradition, historical reason? / Len Platt -- Postmodernism and its precursors / Joe Bray -- After the holocaust / Robert Eagelstone -- Empire's ebb / Theo D'haen -- Cold War culture at the mid-century / Alan Nadel -- Part II. The long sixties, 1954-1975. Introduction : On or about the year 1966 / Brian McHale -- Mass meditation / John Johnston -- Countercultures / David R. Shumway -- New novels: from the 1950s to 1970 / Randall Stevenson -- The Latin American boom and the invention of magic realism / Wendy B. Faris -- Rise of theory / Thomas Docherty -- Part III. The major phase: peak postmodernism, 1973-1991. Introduction : Branding / Brian McHale -- The architectural paradigm / Brian McHale -- The dematerialization of the art object--a conversation / Michael Mercil and Amanda Gluibizzi -- The new Hollywood cinema and after / John Hellmann -- Second-wave feminism and after / Robyn Warhol -- Gay and lesbian subcultures from Stonewall to Angels in America / Martin Dines -- The "post" in postcolonial / Sara Upstone -- Celtic postmodernism--Scotland and the breakup of Britain / Len Platt -- Historiographic metafiction / Amy Elias -- High and low, or Avant-Pop / Brian McHale -- The Oulipo, language poetry, and proceduralism / Andrew Epstein -- From punk rock to the politics of pop / Barry Shank -- The cyberworld is (not) flat: cyberpunk and globalization / Elana Gomel -- The art market and the revival of painting in the 1990s / Frazer Ward -- Hip-Hop is (not) postmodern / James Braxton Peterson -- Part IV. Interregnum, 1989-2001. Introduction : After the fall, 1989 / Brian McHale and Len Platt -- Postmodern Japan and global visual culture / Takayuki Tatsumi -- Digital culture and posthumanism / David Ciccoricco -- Culture wars at the turn of the millennium / Ellen G. Friedman -- Second-generation postmoderns / Stephen J. Burn -- Postmodern China / Wang Ning -- Postmodernism, cosmodernism, planetarism / Christian Moraru -- Epilogue : 2001, 2008, and after / Andre Hoberek.
Summary:
"The Cambridge History of Postmodern Literature offers a comprehensive survey of the field, from its emergence in the mid-twentieth century to the present day. It offers an unparalleled examination of all facets of postmodern writing that helps readers to understand how fiction and poetry, literary criticism, feminist theory, mass media, and the visual and fine arts have characterized the historical development of postmodernism. Covering subjects from the Cold War and countercultures to the Latin American Boom and magic realism, this History traces the genealogy of a literary tradition while remaining grounded in current scholarship. It also presents new critical approaches to postmodern literature that will serve the needs of students and specialists alike. Written by a host of leading scholars, this History will not only engage readers in contemporary debates but also serve as a definitive reference for years to come." -- Publisher's description
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