ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Chaos theory deals with how order irrupts into chaos. But complexity theory proposes the idea that “within chaos there is order”; therefore, as Kakonge (2002) states, “Complex systems, with many different independent variables interacting with each other, can balance order and chaos” (p. 65).

Detailed explanation-2: -For the postmodern theorist, Baudrillard, chaos theory is an attempt to fill a void left by the disappearance of a metaphysical destiny.

Detailed explanation-3: -Postmodern literature is a form of literature that is characterized by the use of metafiction, unreliable narration, self-reflexivity, intertextuality, and which often thematizes both historical and political issues.

Detailed explanation-4: -I.A. Richards gave the heading “The Chaos of Critical Theories” to the first chapter of his book, Principles of Literary Criticism. A good deal of the confusion is caused because of the belief that criticism is a physical or psychological science. The aim of criticism is not to establish correlations between facts.