1. POSTMODERNISM FEDERICA ZANABONI 5A 2010-2011

2. Summary: Postmodernism A comparison between Modernism and PostmodernismA comparison between Modernism and Postmodernism Postmodernism in Possession

3. POSTMODERNISM It is a concept that appears in a wide variety of disciplines: Art Architecture Music Film Literature Sociology Communications Fashion Technology

4. Postmodernism Is a complicated termIs hard to define It is not clear when it begins Is still alive

5. Key-words: FLUXCHAOS Postmodernism has privileged variety and diversity

6. Postmodernism began as a social philosophy which rejected or revised the principles of Modernism New vision of position of man in society and in the world Postmodernism is a reaction to Modernism

7. Modernism Einstein’s relative theory One single Truth One system of signs Essentiality Elitist Rigid separation between high culture and low culture Plot Paranoia

8. Postmodernism Quantum theory and chaos theory It does not believe in one single Truth It does not believe in one system of signs Importance of communication Eclectic (in style and ideas) Acceptance of differences Labyrinth -Fragmentation -Incoherence -Chaos Are celebrated

9. In brief, while Modernism still searched for universal truths and governing principles, Postmodernism shows scepticism and operates in a deconstructive way Deconstruction of character

10. Possession is an example to discuss postmodern fiction for many reasons: Focus on language high density of intertextuality focus on research and academia role of theory scrutiny of literary genres mixture of different text types