Post-Modernism
Christopher Merrill gives an overview of post-modernism and reflects on how it has affected intellectual thought. Enrique Butti reads a paper on post-modernism in Latin America. Speaking from his Romanian perspective, Mircea Cărtărescu talks about how post-modernism is viewed in his home country. The panel takes questions at the end and there is a discussion with audience members.
In: International Writing Program Archive
Authors: Enrique Butti , Mircea Cărtărescu
Date Recorded: November 14, 1990
Works Read: Related Works: T. S. Eliot
Program: --
Format: discussion
Contributors: Christopher Merrill
Topics: South African literature; meta fiction; Romanian universal literature; literary trends; symbolism of post-modernism; Dadism; the ego of artists; writing literature to fill critical expectations; anti-culture; French criticism