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Walh Hara posted:I never understood the definition of postmodernism and every time I think I do I encounter a book that I'm surprised is (or is not) considered postmodernistic. For example, Eco states that the Name of the Rose is postmodernistic but I don't really understand why since it has little similarities with Cat's Cradle, Catch-22, White Noise, etc. I also assume that all Magical Realism is part of postmodernism but I have no idea if this is actually the case. The wikipedia page has a lot of words but makes the distinction with other genres look extremely vague. There's a few different postmodern y movements and a lot of disagreement about what it actually is. I personally wouldn't say Name of the ROse is very postmodern, the semiotics stuff is because postmodernism is big on semiotics and there's a lot of lovely Borges stuff going on but ehhhhh.Postmodernist literature is really anything yuou want it to be
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builds character posted:I understand this is a serious literature thread, but mcsweeney's is wonderful for this, if nothing else. Very serious postmodernism thread with no tangents allowed
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What/'s good by Barthelme?
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Stravinsky posted:Names of aurthors that a fun to say out loud: gaddis, delillo THomas Ruggles Pynchon
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The first chapter of Mason & Dixon is really good I'll keep everyone updated.
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Chapter two is pretty short and isn't as good as chapter one, but it did a good job of introducing Mason and Dixon.
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Falstaff Infection posted:Yo, can we call House of Leaves postmodern? I know it's kind of like "babby's first metatextualism," but gimmicky as it is it's a hell of a ride and it was an awesome stepping stone for me into Pynchon/DFW. It's a piece of poo.
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People hate it because it's a piece of poo.
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Lutha Mahtin posted:Nothing sways my opinion on a book more than insightful commentary like "it's a piece of poo" and "it's just bad". House of Leaves was on my reading list but I won't bother with it now, thanks goons! Sorry, it's a piece of poo, on account of the bad writing.
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Jerome Agricola posted:^^^^^ E: Any recommendations where to start with Bernhard (in English (or Finnish))? I think The Loser is meant to be his best thing but I haven't read it myself 
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:http://hispanlit.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/files/2011/06/Borges-Pierre-Menard.pdf My copy of Tristram Shandy categorises Don QUixote, Tristram Shandy and a few other books as part of the "literary Saturnalian tradition" which is a great phrase I have never heard any other person use
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