The Five Paradoxes of Modernity
Download or Read eBook The Five Paradoxes of Modernity PDF written by Antoine Compagnon and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Antoine Compagnon |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 182 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0231075774 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780231075770 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Five Paradoxes of Modernity by : Antoine Compagnon
Book excerpt: In this elegant, highly readable book, Compagnon confronts the postmodern's co-optation of the modern by tracing paradoxical elements in the aesthetic of the new - particularly the aesthetic and moral contradictions built into the enthusiasm for the new - in the "five paradoxes of modernity": the superstition of the new, the religion of the future, the mania for theory, the appeal to mass culture, and the passion for repudiation.
