十個文學時期9:後現代主義b

1. 後現代文學開始於1941年，Virginia woolf死的一年。

2.現代小說是關於認識論(epistemological), 後現代小說關於本體論(ontological).

3.idolatory of economism.

4. Munro: unpredictabiliy of life, very quiet, embed more than announce, strong regional focus

5. Characters confront deep rooted traditions 

6. Plot :little happens, epiphanic moment, sudden enlightenment, obsession with time but humans are unable to delay its relentless movement forward

7.評論:Helen Hoy: ambiguities of life; R Thacker: feeling of being itself

8. 評論: M Nunes: Intrusion and disruption; fragments without holes, putting pieces together , never suggests a preexistent whole; controlling the uncontrollable; not follow usual narrative plotting; characters are neither heros and villains, complex and contradictory; life is banal

9. Patchwork piecing: knitting, stitching, quilting

10. Illusion of the self: not sure of one's identity, dislocation, identities change