The Oulipo and modern thought

The Oulipo and modern thought / Dennis Duncan.

This volume provides a readable yet rigorous account of the impact of the Oulipo, one of the most important groups of experimental writers of the late twentieth century.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Duncan, Dennis (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Oulipo (Association) Oulipo (Association) > Influence. 1900-1999 Literature, Experimental > France > History and criticism. French literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) French literature Literature, Experimental Philosophy, Modern France Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: the secret of lightness
Literature machines: StructurElism versus StructurAlism
The punning muse: psychoanalysis and homophonic translation
Surrealism's subject: two cohorts of the Oulipo
Calvino at a crossroads: combinatorics and anticombinatorics
Perec and Mathews: translation and analytic philosophy in the South Seas
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.