A Dictionary of Postmodernism
- ISBN-10
- 1405150777
- ISBN-13
- 9781405150774
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-12-02
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Niall Lucy
Description
"A useful and authoritative A-Z of the critical terms, concepts, and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postmodernist theory and culture"--
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