LEADER 03230nam 2200589 450 001 9910812515303321 005 20230803203059.0 010 $a94-012-1091-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000129335 035 $a(EBL)1686963 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001331311 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11795468 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001331311 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11335064 035 $a(PQKB)11072655 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1686963 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1686963 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10883312 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL811844 035 $a(OCoLC)881568387 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000129335 100 $a20140627h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMosaic of Juxtaposition $eWilliam S. Burroughs' narrative revolution /$fMicheal Sean Bolton 210 1$aAmsterdam, Netherlands :$cRodopi,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (196 p.) 225 1 $aPostmodern Studies ;$v51 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-420-3848-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; I. ON THE ASSOCIATION LINE: A NARRATIVE REVOLUTION; Addressing Critical Assumptions; Making a Language of Independence; Writing against Ideology; Reassessing Narrative as Subject; Reading by Association; II. WORD VIRUS, PHARMAKON, AND BURROUGHS' METHOD; Parasite and Virus; Pharmakon and Pharmakeus; Method and Mosaic; III. GET OFF THE POINT: DECONSTRUCTING CONTEXT; Time and History; Place and Culture; IV. THE MARK INSIDE: DECENTRALIZING THE NARRATIVE SUBJECTIVITY; Dislocating the Narrative; Splitting the Self 327 $aReassessing Narrative Subjectivity V. CROSS THE WOUNDED GALAXIES: IMPLICATIONS AND INFLUENCESOF BURROUGHS' NARRATIVE EXPERIMENTS; The Hypertext and the Cybertext; The Cyborg and the Posthuman; The Virtual and the Viral; The Ghost in the Soft Machine; CONCLUSION: A SINGULARITY; Select Bibliography; Index 330 $aWilliam S. Burroughs' experimental narratives, from the 1959 publication of Naked Lunch through the late trilogy of the 1980's, have provided readers with intriguing challenges and, for some, disheartening frustrations. Yet, these novels continue to generate new interest and inspire new insights among an increasing and evolving readership. This book addresses the unique characteristics of Burroughs' narrative style in order to discover strategies for engaging and navigating these demanding novels. Bolton advises, "Burroughs' subversive themes and randomizing techniques do not amount to unmitigated... 410 0$aPostmodern studies ;$v51. 606 $aAuthors, American$y19th century$vCorrespondence 606 $aAuthors, American$y20th century$vCorrespondence 615 0$aAuthors, American 615 0$aAuthors, American 676 $a810.8035809034 700 $aBolton$b Micheal Sean$01660910 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812515303321 996 $aMosaic of Juxtaposition$94016477 997 $aUNINA