Which of the following best describes the difference between modern authors and postmodern authors?
Modern authors experimented with language, style, and form; postmodern authors relied on more traditional and conventional forms of writing.
Modern authors expected resolution to their major concerns while postmodern authors were instead content with simply exploring the questions of existence.
Modern authors were more religious than previous writers and their work reflected a reverent view of man’s place in the world; postmodern authors rejected all forms of spirituality and typically mocked all notions of the supernatural.
Modern authors attempted to capture the fragmentation and alienation they experienced after WWI; postmodern authors sought to express the coherency, harmony, and newfound purpose they discovered in a quickly advancing postwar world.
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