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

by Kimberly Bohman-kalaja

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564784738
• ISBN13: 9781564784735
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher