Many Subtle Channels
In Praise of Potential Literature
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, French, Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Authorship, Composition & Creative Writing
| Author: | Daniel Levin Becker | ISBN: | 9780674069626 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | May 8, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Daniel Levin Becker |
| ISBN: | 9780674069626 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | May 8, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
The youngest member of the Paris-based experimental collective Oulipo, Levin Becker tells the story of one of literature’s quirkiest movements—and the personal quest that led him to seek out like-minded writers, artists, and scientists who are obsessed with language and games, and who embrace formal constraints to achieve literature’s potential.
The youngest member of the Paris-based experimental collective Oulipo, Levin Becker tells the story of one of literature’s quirkiest movements—and the personal quest that led him to seek out like-minded writers, artists, and scientists who are obsessed with language and games, and who embrace formal constraints to achieve literature’s potential.
