| Reading Games: An Aesthetics of Play in Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett & Georges Perec Contributor(s): Bohman-Kalaja, Kimberly (Author) |
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ISBN: 1564784738 ISBN-13: 9781564784735 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2007 Annotation: In Reading Games, Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja guides us through an entertaining and instructive exploration of a neglected genre of post-modernism, the Play-Text. Proneered by authors such as Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and Georges Perec, Bohman-Kalaja's book provides a fresh interpretive approach to understanding the Play-Text. Providing insightful analysis of both game and play theories, and drawing from a wide range of ideas--from the thinking of the great philosophers to basic chess and poker strategies--Reading Games makes the world of experimental fiction accessible by unraveling, step-by-step, the innovative strategies of those authors who play reading games. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - General |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 2006035018 |
| Series: Dalkey Archive Scholarly |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.63" W x 8.94" (1.00 lbs) 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In "Reading Games," Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja guides us through an entertaining and instructive exploration of a neglected genre of post-modernism, the Play-Text. Pioneered by authors such as Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and Georges Perec, Bohman-Kalaja's book provides a fresh interpretive approach to understanding the Play-Text. Providing insightful analysis of the game and play theories, and drawing from a wide range of ideas--from the thinking of the great philosophers to basic chess and poker strategies--Reading Games makes the world of experimental fiction accessible by unraveling, step-by-step, the innovative strategies of those authors who play reading games. |