Antedating of "Postmodern"

[Fred Shapiro]

Recently I published an article in AMERICAN SPEECH about the origins of
the term "postmodern," pushing it back to 1929.  I have now found an
earlier usage:

1925 _N.Y. Times_ 4 May 17  Here was "post-modern" harmony for an age
whose "Parsifal' and "Pelleas" are neo-classics.


Fred Shapiro


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