The Oulipo and Modern Thought

by Dennis Duncan

Book Overview

The impact of the Oulipo (Ouvroir de Litterature Potentielle), one of the most important groups of experimental writers of the late twentieth century, is still being felt in contemporary literature, criticism, and theory, both in Europe and the US. Founded in 1960 and still active today, this Parisian literary workshop has featured among its members such notable writers as Italo Calvino, Georges Perec, and Raymond Queneau, all sharing in its light-hearted,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198831633
• ISBN13: 9780198831631
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"