8) 1970s and the rise of Postmodernism Flashcards
Describe Postmodernism
origins in architecture- response to the modernist movement, the international style, in theory post-structuralism, deconstruction, critical theory
Hunter S. Thompson
Hell´s Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
What is Gonzo journalism?
a style that does not claim to be objective, the journalist is a part of the story, Hunter S. Thompson
Thomas Pynchon
V., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity´s Rainbow
Joseph Heller
Catch-22, Something Happened, Good as Gold, God Knows, Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man
Which book is a satire on war and absurdity of the bureaucratic system?
Catch-22
Which book is about exploration of the Jewish identity, written by the Biblical King David on his deathbed?
God Knows
Which book is a satire on te U.S. government?
Good as Gold
In which book we can find stream of consciousness, darker topics and insanity?
Something Happened
Stephen King
The Shining, Cujo, Dreamcatcher
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eyes, Song of Solomon, Beloved
Which author investigated the topic of slavery and its legacy in modern day America?
Toni Morrison
William Styron
Lie Down in Darkness, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Sophie´s Choice, Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
Norman Mailer
The Executioner´s Song, The Naked and the Dead, An American Dream
Which book is about author´s own experience of war in the Philippines?
The Naked and the Dead
E.L. Doctorow
Ragtime, Billy Bathgate, The March
Elmore Leonard
Hombore, Get Shorty, Riding the Rap
Which author wrote mainly historical fiction?
E. L. Doctorow
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse no.5, Breakfast of Champions, Slapstick
Hell´s Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
V., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity´s Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon
Catch-22, Something Happened, Good as Gold, God Knows, Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man
Joseph Heller
The Shining, Cujo, Dreamcatcher
Stephen King
The Bluest Eyes, Song of Solomon, Beloved
Toni Morrison
