Moderism
At what time approximately does the modernistic era start?
Around WW1
(1914-1919)
At what time approximately does the postmodernist era start?
Around WW2
(1940-1945)
What does the literary term postcolonial mean?
The term postcolonial in literature refers to the time after a country gained independence from colonization. A postcolonial critic is interested in literary and cultural practices that arise to respond to, and resist, colonialism and imperialism both before and after a nation gain independence from its colonial rulers. HOW are the colonies described in literature by its colonials.
Who are the writers of the two texts about Little Red Riding Hood that you have read?
The Grim Brothers
Roal Dahl
What is the name for a record/transcript of a period in a person’s life?
Diary
Name 3 traits that can be seen in postmodernist literature.
(critic's checklist)
Follows ww2
playful disregard for meaning
Texts are fragmented
truth is relative
breaking of genre
decentering texts
intertextuality
question of language: what do words actually mean?
Metafiction
blurry lines between fiction and reality
often a crazy spin
What does the postcolonial expression mean:
The Empire writes back!
it explores the power relationship between center and margin. In postcolonial literature, the voices of the marginalized can speak for themselves. It is a chance for anyone who has lived at the outskirts of Emire, to finally speak for themselves.
What does it mean to be doubly marginalized?
Two minorities (suppressed or lack of power) combined.
Example: gender, color, and/or sexual orientation
A genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.
Science fiction
The irrational flow of thoughts that transpired some literature.
Stream of consciousness.
What is it called when an author re-uses or repeats material from another well-known work of art or literature in his or her own text?
Intertextuality
Which is missing?
Postcolonial literature reflects on gender, ........, race and power.
class
Spell the word that involves:
"a social system in which the father or a male elder has absolute authority over the family group; by extension, one or more men (as in a council) exert absolute authority over the community as a whole."
Britannica dictionary
Patriarchy
What two genres are presented in the old Greek picture of two facemasks?
Comedy vs Tradegy
What is the book called that has a chapter with no punctuation?
Ulysses
What is it that has no meaning according to a postmodernist?
Words
What is colonial hybridity?
When two cultures meet and one assumes its superiority over the other. The colonials thought they were superior to the countries they colonized.
Who wrote the novel, Jane Eyre?
Charlotte Brontë
What is considered the oldest form of literary expression?
Poetry
Who wrote: The mark on the wall?
Who wrote the poem:
Thoughts about the Person from Porlock.
Stevie Smith
Who wrote: The man who would be king?
Rudyard Kipling
Who wrote: The Yellow Wallpaper?
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
What is the Latin word for: WORD?
Verbo