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Exercises in Criticism: The Theory and Practice of Literary Constraint

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Exercises in Criticism is an experiment in applied poetics in which critic and poet Louis Bury utilizes constraint-based methods in order to write about constraint-based literature. By tracing the lineage and enduring influence of early Oulipian classics, he argues that contemporary American writers have, in their adoption of constraint-based methods, transformed such methods from apolitical literary laboratory exercises into a form of cultural critique, whose usage is surprisingly widespread, particularly among poets and experimental novelists. More, Bury s own use of critical constraints functions as a commentary on how and why we write and talk about books, culture, and ideas."

Pages: 290

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press

Release: February 17, 2015

ISBN: 1628971053

ISBN 13: 9781628971057

Exercises in Criticism: The Theory and Practice of Literary Constraint

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Exercises in Criticism is an experiment in applied poetics in which critic and poet Louis Bury utilizes constraint-based methods in order to write about constraint-based literature. By tracing the lineage and enduring influence of early Oulipian classics, he argues that contemporary American writers have, in their adoption of constraint-based methods, transformed such methods from apolitical literary laboratory exercises into a form of cultural critique, whose usage is surprisingly widespread, particularly among poets and experimental novelists. More, Bury s own use of critical constraints functions as a commentary on how and why we write and talk about books, culture, and ideas."

Pages: 290

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press

Release: February 17, 2015

ISBN: 1628971053

ISBN 13: 9781628971057

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