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Powers of possibility [electronic resource] : experimental American writing since the 1960s /

by Houen, Alex.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780191731723 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Literature, Experimental -- United States -- History and criticism | American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Social problems in literatureOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Also issued in print format.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.
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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.

Also issued in print format.

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