Revolutionary leaves : the fiction of Mark Z. Danielewsk : [Conference, Munich, may 20-21, 2011

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; THE DEMOCRACY OF TWO; WRITING IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE; HAUNTINGLY SWEET; TEXTUAL TRANSFORMATIONS; DANIELEWSKI, OR, METACOMMENTARY AS LITERARY PRODUCTION; "FOLDING, UNFOLDING, REFOLDING"; "AHOUSE OF ONE'S OWN"; (IM)POSSIBLE SPACES; "YOU WERE THERE"; GOING IN CIRCLES; THE SURFACE OF SENSE, THE SURFACE OF SENSATION AND THE SURFACE OF REFERENCE; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX.;Mark Z. Danielewski is routinely hailed as the most exciting author in contemporary American literature, and he is celebrated by critics and fans alike. Revolutionary Leaves collects essays that have come out of the first academic conference on Danielewski's fiction that took place in Munich in 2011, which brought together younger and established scholars to discuss his works from a variety of perspectives. Addressing his major works House of Leaves (2000) and Only Revolutions (2006), the texts are as multifaceted as the novels they analyze, and they incorporate ideas of (post)structuralism, m. Mark Z. Danielewski Is Routinely Hailed As The Most Exciting Author In Contemporary American Literature, And He Is Celebrated By Critics And Fans Alike. Revolutionary Leaves Collects Essays That Have Come Out Of The First Academic Conference On Danielewski's Fiction That Took Place In Munich In 2011, Which Brought Together Younger And Established Scholars To Discuss His Works From A Variety Of Perspectives. Addressing His Major Works House Of Leaves (2000) And Only Revolutions (2006), The Texts Are As Multifaceted As The Novels They Analyze, And They Incorporate Ideas Of (post)structuralism, Modernism, Post- And Post-postmodernism, Philosophy, Marxism, Reader-response Criticism, Mathematics And Physics, Politics, Media Studies, Science Fiction, Gothic Horror, Poetic Theory, History, Architecture, Mythology, And More. Contributors: Nathalie Aghoro, Ridvan Askin, Hanjo Berressem, Aleksandra Bida, Brianne Bilsky, Joe Bray, Alison Gibbons, Julius Greve, Sebastian Huber, Sascha Pöhlmann, And Hans-peter Söder.