Postmodern Definition
pōst-mŏdərn
post-modern
adjective
Coming after, and typically in reaction to, modernism in the 20th century, esp. in the arts and literature; specif., of or relating to a diffuse cultural and artistic trend or movement, esp. in art, architecture, and writing, since the 1950s, characterized by eclecticism in style and content, freedom from strict theoretical constraints, indifference to social concerns, etc.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to an intellectual stance often marked by eclecticism and irony and tending to reject the universal validity of such principles as hierarchy, binary opposition, categorization, and stable identity.
American Heritage
Designating or of various theories used widely in criticism and interpretation, which question or reject claims of absolute certainty, objective truth, and, as in language or works of art, intrinsic meaning, regarding such claims instead as assertions of privilege, political power, etc.
Webster's New World
The definition of postmodern is relating to a movement in arts and literature that returned to traditional forms in architecture and away from social concerns in literature.
An example of postmodern is the basic theme and style of the famous Catch 22 by Joseph Heller.
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