'Things may look normal': representing absence in Oulipian literature

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'Things may look normal': representing absence in Oulipian literature

The critical component of this thesis explores the representation of absence in the constraint-based literary works of the Oulipo. While some critics have misconstrued Oulipian writing as overly reliant on chance or incapable of addressing serious themes, a closer examination of the group’s endeavou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Landy, Patrick
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English English
Published:	2022
Subjects:	Absence Oulipo constraint poetry fiction creative writing
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69797/

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