How to do things with forms : the Oulipo and its inventions /

"The Oulipo (Ouvroir de littérature potentielle, or Workshop for Potential Literature) is a literary think tank that brings together writers and mathematicians. Since 1960, its worldwide influence has refreshed ways of making and thinking about literature. How to Do Things with Forms assesses...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Andrews, Chris, 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Oulipo (Association)
1900-1999
Mathematics and literature.
Literature, Experimental > France > History and criticism.
French literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Mathématiques et littérature.
Littérature expérimentale > France > Histoire et critique.
Littérature française > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
French literature.
Literature, Experimental.
France.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What the Oulipo Was Not
  • Kinds of Rules
  • Automation, Craft, and Imitation
  • Manipulation, Translation, and Composition
  • Meaningful Forms and Clinamen
  • Revelation and Dissimulation
  • Games Gone Wrong
  • Potentiality, Uptake, and Spread
  • What Has Become of the Oulipo?

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