Postmodernism deconstructed literary norms from "summary" of A Short History of English Literature by Benjamin Ifor Evans
Postmodernism emerged as a literary movement that sought to challenge traditional literary norms. It questioned the conventional structures and forms of literature that had been in place for centuries. Postmodernist writers rejected the idea of a single, objective truth, instead embracing subjectivity and multiple perspectives. They believed that there was no one "correct" way to write or interpret a text, leading to a fragmentation of language and narrative. Postmodernist literature often featured metafiction, a technique in which the text calls attention to its own artifice and challenges the reader's assumptions about reality. This self-referential approach highlights the constructed nature of narrative and blurs the lines between fiction and reality. Writers like Italo Calvino and Salman Rushdie played with storytelling conventions, creating worlds that were both fantastical and reflective of the complexities of contemporary society. In addition to metafiction, postmodernist li...
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