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Powers of possibility : experimental American writing since the 1960s
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Houen, Alex, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature, Experimental--History and criticism--20th century--United States.
- Literature, Experimental.
- American literature--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Social problems in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Powers of possibility
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- By outlining a novel concept of literary practice 'potentialism', this text shows how opening up literary possibilities enabled writers such as Allen Ginsberg, LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, William S. Burroughs, Kathy Acker, and Lyn Hejinian to tackle matters of power and politics.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 21, 2012).
- ISBN:
- 9780191731723 (ebook) :
- 0191731722 (ebook) :
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