TY - BOOK ID - 46280292 TI - Defining Literary Postmodernism for the Twenty-First Century PY - 2019 SN - 3030156931 3030156923 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Postmodernism (Literature) KW - Literary movements KW - Literature, Modern KW - Modernism (Literature) KW - Post-postmodernism (Literature) KW - Postmodernism (Literature). KW - Literature-Philosophy. KW - Fiction. KW - Postmodern Literature. KW - Literary Theory. KW - Fiction KW - Metafiction KW - Novellas (Short novels) KW - Novels KW - Stories KW - Literature KW - Novelists KW - Philosophy KW - Literature—Philosophy. KW - Twentieth-Century Literature. KW - Fiction Literature. KW - Literature and philosophy KW - Philosophy and literature KW - 20th century. KW - Philosophy. KW - Theory UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46280292 AB - This book presents a definition of literary postmodernism, using detective and science fictions as a frame. Through an exploration of both prior theoretical approaches, and indicators through characteristics of postmodernist fiction, this book identifies a structural framework to both understand and apply the lessons of postmodernism for the next generation. Within a growing consensus that the postmodern era has passed, this book examines the different conceptions of postmodernism and posits a meaningful definition, one which can provide the foundation for future literary expression. This theory is then applied to genre fiction, particularly detective fiction and science fiction, demonstrating that postmodernism is found in the structure, rather than questions posed about literary expression. Finally, Matthias Stephan considers post-postmodern movements, and how they can be expressed given this definition of literary postmodernism, moving forward to the twenty-first century. . ER -