Five Paradoxes of Modernity

by Antoine Compagnon

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This treatise on modernism and postmodernism establishes that modernists' faith in the cult of novelty inevitably led to its destruction. Exploring the paradoxical nature of the modernist tradition in literature and the arts, the author considers its aesthetic and moral contradictions.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231075774

ISBN13:9780231075770

Release Date:October 1994

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:158 Pages

Weight:1.33 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Art Arts, Music & Photography Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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