Stefan Mönke, "Charles Bernstein’s Response to the Postmodern Condition"

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Introduction
1. Charles Bernstein, a Postmodern American Poet…………………………………. 1
2. A Brief Note on the Ideas of Modernity and Modernism………………………….. 2
3. Postmodernity – Towards the Emergence of a Poeticized Culture………………… 7
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Poetics and Society
1. Charles Bernstein and the Postmodern Condition in Literature……………………. 20
2. Testimonies to Radical Innovation…………………………………………………. 29
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The Postmodern Poetics of Let’s Just Say
1. “In Particular”……………………………………………………………………… 61
2. A Call for Critical Thinking in the Agora: “Thank You for Saying Thank You”…. 69
3. Let‟s make Discourse: “Let‟s Just Say”……………………………………………. 76
4. . The Inevitable Circularity of Language: “every lake…”…………………………. 85
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Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………… 90
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………. 96

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