| Description |
1 online resource (196 pages) |
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Postmodern Studies ; 51 |
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Postmodern studies ; 51.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; I. ON THE ASSOCIATION LINE: A NARRATIVE REVOLUTION; Addressing Critical Assumptions; Making a Language of Independence; Writing against Ideology; Reassessing Narrative as Subject; Reading by Association; II. WORD VIRUS, PHARMAKON, AND BURROUGHS' METHOD; Parasite and Virus; Pharmakon and Pharmakeus; Method and Mosaic; III. GET OFF THE POINT: DECONSTRUCTING CONTEXT; Time and History; Place and Culture; IV. THE MARK INSIDE: DECENTRALIZING THE NARRATIVE SUBJECTIVITY; Dislocating the Narrative; Splitting the Self |
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Reassessing Narrative SubjectivityV. CROSS THE WOUNDED GALAXIES: IMPLICATIONS AND INFLUENCESOF BURROUGHS' NARRATIVE EXPERIMENTS; The Hypertext and the Cybertext; The Cyborg and the Posthuman; The Virtual and the Viral; The Ghost in the Soft Machine; CONCLUSION: A SINGULARITY; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
William S. Burroughs' experimental narratives, from the 1959 publication of Naked Lunch through the late trilogy of the 1980s, have provided readers with intriguing challenges and, for some, disheartening frustrations. Yet, these novels continue to generate new interest and inspire new insights among an increasing and evolving readership. This book addresses the unique characteristics of Burroughs' narrative style in order to discover strategies for engaging and navigating these demanding novels. Bolton advises, "Burroughs' subversive themes and randomizing techniques do not amount to unmitiga |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
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| SUBJECT |
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 fast |
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Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Authors, American
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| Genre/Form |
Personal correspondence
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789401210911 |
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9401210918 |
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9042038489 |
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9789042038486 |
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