Devouring InstitutionsMichael Hardin Essays by 13 authors, including Robert Mazzola, Carol Siegel, and Svetlana Mintcheva. Sections include "Writing between Madness and Paralysis," "Building the Body of Desires," "Attacking Language" and "Post-Plagiarism." With an introduction by the editor and a primary and secondary bibliography of Acker's work. . |
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... novel does not affirm any possibility for equal sexual relations " ( 161 ) . He describes the novel's " alienation from everyday life " ( 152 ) , raising the question whose everyday life ? It is in answering that question that Walsh ...
... novel does not affirm any possibility for equal sexual relations " ( 161 ) . He describes the novel's " alienation from everyday life " ( 152 ) , raising the question whose everyday life ? It is in answering that question that Walsh ...
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... novel , but talking dogs whose " dog's life " mirrors the protagonist's homeless- ness and fight for survival in a setting of urban squalor . Because of these variations , Acker's novel seems less parodic than Cervantes ' Don Quixote ...
... novel , but talking dogs whose " dog's life " mirrors the protagonist's homeless- ness and fight for survival in a setting of urban squalor . Because of these variations , Acker's novel seems less parodic than Cervantes ' Don Quixote ...
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... novel - the male possessor and the female non- entity — are themselves plagiarized . As the novel proceeds , Artaud's voice is increasingly represented by letters about his alter ego Gerard de Nerval that the historical Antonin Artaud ...
... novel - the male possessor and the female non- entity — are themselves plagiarized . As the novel proceeds , Artaud's voice is increasingly represented by letters about his alter ego Gerard de Nerval that the historical Antonin Artaud ...
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The Paralyzing Tensions of Radical Art in a | 47 |
BUILDING | 67 |
A Kaleidoscopic | 85 |
Copyright | |
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