Explore Authors Eng 2206 Write Essay At Least

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Explore Authors Eng 2206 Write Essay At Least

Postmodernism ( . . . or choose to write on this Period)

Postmodernism in literature is a form of literature which is marked, both stylistically and ideologically, by a reliance on such literary conventions as fragmentation, paradox, unreliable narrators, often unrealistic and downright impossible plots, games, parody, paranoia, dark humor and authorial self-reference. It is primarily at post-WWII development. Postmodern authors tend to reject outright meanings in their novels, stories and poems, and, instead, highlight and celebrate the possibility of multiple meanings, or a complete lack of meaning, within a single literary work.

Characteristics of Postmodern Literature (Choose three different ones to explore):

  • Authors’ tones are ironic, cynical, non-committal, confused, fearful, even playful.
  • The search for meaning in a world that may not have meaning.
  • Pastiche: The taking of various ideas from previous writings and literary styles and pasting them together to make new styles.
  • Intertextuality: The acknowledgment of previous literary works in another literary work.
  • Metafiction: The act of writing about writing or making readers aware of the fictional nature of the very fiction they’re reading.
  • Time Distortion: The use of non-linear timelines and narrative techniques in a story.
  • Minimalism: The use of characters and events which are decidedly common and non-exceptional characters.
  • Magical Realism: The introduction of impossible or unrealistic events into a narrative that is otherwise realistic.
  • Faction: The mixing of actual historical events with fictional events without clearly defining what is factual and what is fictional.
  • Reader Involvement: Often through direct address to the reader and the open acknowledgment of the fictional nature of the events being described

3 works:

1. Drown

2. The Guest

3. Zaabalawi

Requirements

  • Choose to write on either Modernism or Post-Modernism
  • Essay length: at least 500 words
  • MLA format, 12-point font, Calibri or Times New Roman
  • Explore at least three characteristics of the literary period
  • Choose at least three works to analyze (only one poet however) from the period you pick.
  • Each work will illustrate a separate characteristic of the literary period. See the provided lists.
  • You will use quotations from the text to support your assertions
  • You will also offer specific references to highlight your understanding to the text.
  • Organization: the basic intro, body, conclusion.
  • Each body paragraph will have a topic sentence.
  • Spelling matters, grammar matters, clarity matters.
  • When you upload your essay into Assignments, it will automatically be scanned by com—and Lord have mercy on your soul if you plagirize.