Critical Theory, as posited by members of The Frankfurt School, was evaluated with the
objective of attaching an implied ethical dimension. This was discovered in their
privileging of a particular type of aesthetic, as evinced in their analysis of certain works
of autonomous High Modernism. This implied ethic, which is one based around the
concept of enlightenment as potential for emancipation, was then applied as a norm for
the evaluation of art. This ethic, however, does not seek to impose a particular reading on
(specifically) literary production: Rather, it seeks to impart the importance of a
commitment by the literary critic in the use of an ethically based norm, an ethic, what is
more, that is based and supported by a discussion of the concepts 'freedom' and
Enlightenment. Finally, with this ethic firmly established, the discussion then attempted
to distinguish between modernism and post-modernism, using this implied ethic as a
guide to separation. / Afrikaans & Theory of Literature / M.A. (Theory of Literature)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/18637 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Martini, Allesandro |
| Contributors | De Jong, Marianne |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (181 leaves) |
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