Quote by Gilbert Adair

Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp of social, cultural, economic and ideological history when modernism's high-minded principles and preoccupations have ceased to function, but before they have been replaced with a totally new system of values. It represents a moment of suspension before the batteries are recharged for the new millennium, an acknowledgment that preceding the future is a strange and hybrid interregnum that might be called the last gasp of the past.

Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp

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This quote suggests that postmodernism is a period that exists between the decline of modernism's principles and the establishment of a new value system. It refers to postmodernism as a transitional phase in social, cultural, economic, and ideological history, where traditional ideals no longer apply but a new framework has not yet emerged. The quote describes this period as a temporary suspension before a fresh start in the new millennium. It recognizes this phase as a peculiar mix of old and new, signaling the end of the past's influence.

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Modern Modernism

By Gilbert Adair

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