In this brilliantly provocative and comprehensively informative introductory text, Niall Lucy shows the student how postmodern literary theory works, what its origins are, and what its consequences.

Literature today is a very different concept from that of only a generation ago, and this difference is attributed usually to 'postmodernism'. Most radical of all is the possibility that the very notion of literature is rendered untenable by postmodernism. How did this possibility arise? Who are the key figures responsible for its emergence; which are the key texts of its expression? This Anthology provides ways of responding to such questions.

This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida's complex and extensive works.

• This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida's complex and extensive works.
  
• From 'aporia' to 'yes', the Dictionary suggests ways into Derrida that show what is at stake in his work.
  
• Demonstrates that Derrida is not just about philosophy, but also about politics and pop music.
  
• Explains why deconstruction matters, and how Derrida can change the way you think.
  
• The A-Z entries are framed by essays on the inherent...

This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida's complex and extensive works.

• This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida's complex and extensive works.
  
• From 'aporia' to 'yes', the Dictionary suggests ways into Derrida that show what is at stake in his work.
  
• Demonstrates that Derrida is not just about philosophy, but also about politics and pop music.
  
• Explains why deconstruction matters, and how Derrida can change the way you think.
  
• The A-Z entries are framed by essays on the inherent...

Literature today is a very different concept from that of only a generation ago, and this difference is attributed usually to 'postmodernism'. Most radical of all is the possibility that the very notion of literature is rendered untenable by postmodernism. How did this possibility arise? Who are the key figures responsible for its emergence; which are the key texts of its expression? This Anthology provides ways of responding to such questions.

A Dictionary of Postmodernism presents an authoritative A-Z of the critical terms and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postmodernist theory and culture.

• Explores the names and ideas that have come to define the postmodern condition - from Baudrillard, Jameson, and Lyotard, to the concepts of deconstruction, meta-narrative, and simulation - alongside less canonical topics such as dialogue and punk
• Includes essays by the late Niall Lucy, a leading expert in postmodernism studies, and by other noted scholars who came together to complete and...

A Dictionary of Postmodernism presents an authoritative A-Z of the critical terms and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postmodernist theory and culture.

• Explores the names and ideas that have come to define the postmodern condition - from Baudrillard, Jameson, and Lyotard, to the concepts of deconstruction, meta-narrative, and simulation - alongside less canonical topics such as dialogue and punk
• Includes essays by the late Niall Lucy, a leading expert in postmodernism studies, and by other noted scholars who came together to complete and...