Intuitions in Literature, Technology, and Politics: Parabilities (American Literature Readings in the 21st Century)

An energetically interdisciplinary project, this book incorporates queer theory, disability studies, and digital humanities into well-informed, new readings on post-WWII authors including Bruce Andrews, Thomas Pynchon, and Sylvia Plath. Using the idea of 'parability,'or the ability for writers to tell improper stories, as a foundation, Alan Ramón Clinton synthesizes a new model for a creative, more daring literary criticism. Privileging singularity and invention over leaden argumentation, this study expands the idea of what it means to read literary texts. An Energetically Interdisciplinary Project, This Book Incorporates Queer Theory, Disability Studies, And Digital Humanities Into Well-informed, New Readings On Post-wwii Authors Including Bruce Andrews, Thomas Pynchon, And Sylvia Plath. Using The Idea Of 'parability, 'or The Ability For Writers To Tell Improper Stories, As A Foundation, Alan Ram̤n Clinton Synthesizes A New Model For A Creative, More Daring Literary Criticism. Privileging Singularity And Invention Over Leaden Argumentation, This Study Expands The Idea Of What It Means To Read Literary Texts. Intuitions In: Methodologies -- Space, Spectrality, And Parability -- Conspiracy Of Commodities: Encyclopedic Narrative And Crowdedness -- From Spectacle To Fascicle: Walter Benjamin, Carolyn Forché, And Messianic History -- Spectral Conversions: James Merrill And Hannah Weiner -- Sylvia Plath And Electracy: Spectral Poetics With(out) Specters -- The Wireless Spaces Of Ashbery And Eigner -- Louis Zukofsky And Quantum Criticism (a/one Conclusion). Alan Ramón Clinton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Using the idea of 'parability,'or the ability for writers to tell improper stories, as a foundation, Alan Ramon Clinton synthesizes a new model for a creative, more daring literary criticism. Sharp and surprising, this wide-ranging project engages with the work of Pynchon, Eco, Forche, Merrill, Weiner, Plath, Ashbery, and Eigner. Using the idea of'parability,'or the ability for writers to tell improper stories, as a foundation, Alan Ramón Clinton synthesizes a new model for a creative, more daring literary criticism. Sharp and surprising, this wide-ranging project engages with the work of Pynchon, Eco, Forché, Merrill, Weiner, Plath, Ashbery, and Eigner.