A Study Of Postmodern Theoretical Core Terms Of Charles Jencks

The practice of studying the core terms of Charles Jencks' Postmodern theory,can help deepen the study of postmodernism.This paper,above all,discusses the social and theoretical background of core terms in postmodern theory and traces the origin of the terms.After that,the paper interprets the core terms from three aspects.The final points of the tracing were laid the understanding his interpretation of the term,as well as of the relationships with the postmodernism.In the process of interpreting the core terms,conclusion is made to prove that these core terms are featured with such theoretical characteristics as pluralism,historicity and criticalness.Despite the fact that the theories of postmodern theory proposed by Charles Jencks were controversial,they have an important impact on the disciplines of the 20 th century,which are still among today's popular issues for further discussion.In a word,the study of the core terms of Charles Jencks' postmodern architecture could provide a better way to interpret the postmodern.