The aesthetics of chaos : nonlinear thinking and contemporary literary criticism
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Gillespie, Michael Patrick.
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PN94 .G55 2003
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Criticism -- History -- 20th century.
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Criticism
History
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17.82 literary criticism.
Chaos.
Critique -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Literaturkritik
Literatuurtheorie.

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140 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-134) and index.
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"Michael Patrick Gillespie employs concepts of post-Einsteinian physics as the metaphoric and dialectic foundation for an alternative method of interpreting literature. His central argument revolves around the notion that the most useful literary criticism is that which comes closest to the process of reading. He argues that since our reading is not circumscribed by Cartesian cause-and-effect principles, our literary criticism should not be bound by linear thinking. Drawing examples that range from the Book of Job to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Gillespie demonstrates how nonlinear perception vastly enhances one's ability to understand diverse forms of literature."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gillespie, M. P. (2003). The aesthetics of chaos: nonlinear thinking and contemporary literary criticism . University Press of Florida.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gillespie, Michael Patrick. 2003. The Aesthetics of Chaos: Nonlinear Thinking and Contemporary Literary Criticism. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gillespie, Michael Patrick. The Aesthetics of Chaos: Nonlinear Thinking and Contemporary Literary Criticism Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Gillespie, M. P. (2003). The aesthetics of chaos: nonlinear thinking and contemporary literary criticism. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gillespie, Michael Patrick. The Aesthetics of Chaos: Nonlinear Thinking and Contemporary Literary Criticism University Press of Florida, 2003.

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