Design and Debris : A Chaotics of Postmodern American Fiction /

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Reading eight major contemporary authors through the lens of chaos theory, Conte offers new and original interpretations of works that have been the subject of much critical debate. Design and Debris discusses the relationship between order and disorder in the works of John Hawkes, Harry Mathews, Jo...

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Main Author: Conte, Joseph M. (Joseph Mark), 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Postmodernism (Literature)
Literature and science.
Chaotic behavior in systems in literature.
American fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Postmodernisme (Litterature) > États-Unis.
Litterature et sciences > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Chaos dans la litterature.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Postmodernism (Literature) > United States.
Literature and science > United States > History > 20th century.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Reading eight major contemporary authors through the lens of chaos theory, Conte offers new and original interpretations of works that have been the subject of much critical debate. Design and Debris discusses the relationship between order and disorder in the works of John Hawkes, Harry Mathews, John Barth, Gilbert Sorrentino, Robert Coover, Thomas Pynchon, Kathy Acker, and Don DeLillo. In analyzing their work, Joseph Conte brings to bear a unique approach adapted from scientific thought: chaos theory. His chief concern is illuminating those works whose narrative structures locate order hidden.
Physical Description:1 online resource (286 pages).
ISBN:9780817382681

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