Reading Games : An Aesthetics of Play in Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and Georges Perec

ISBN
9781564784735
Author Bohman-Kalaja, Kimberly
Format Paperback
Details
  • 8.9" x 6.6" x 0.7"
  • Active Record
  • Individual Title
  • Books
  • 2007
  • 238
  • Yes
  • Print
  • 30
  • PR6029.N56Z54 2007
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.