Alphabetical Africa, le territoire de la lettre
This paper aims at showing that the alphabetical constraint upon which Walter Abish’s Alphabetical Africa is built can be read as much more than a mere formal game. Letters are the central characters of this novel, thus always reminding the reader of the fabric writing is made of, while showing the...
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cairn-RFEA_112_0095RFEARevue française d’études américaines https://shs.cairn.info/revue-francaise-d-etudes-americaines-2007-2-page-95?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rfea.112.0095 Alphabetical Africa, le territoire de la lettre Bauer, Sylvie2007 contrainte alphabétiqueletterlignes de fuiteOulipoproliférationWalter Abishalphabetical constraintletterlines of flightOulipoproliferationWalter Abishfre Revue française d’études américaines | 112 | 2 | 2007-10-12 | p. 95-104 | 0397-7870 RFEA_11281 This paper aims at showing that the alphabetical constraint upon which Walter Abish’s Alphabetical Africa is built can be read as much more than a mere formal game. Letters are the central characters of this novel, thus always reminding the reader of the fabric writing is made of, while showing the power of language, whose infinite possibilities are stimulated more than hindered by the order of the alphabet. The reader is caught in a maze of forking stories that keep meaning at bay, mapping out language, the better to explore its endless territory.Cairn free access |
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This paper aims at showing that the alphabetical constraint upon which Walter Abish’s Alphabetical Africa is built can be read as much more than a mere formal game. Letters are the central characters of this novel, thus always reminding the reader of the fabric writing is made of, while showing the power of language, whose infinite possibilities are stimulated more than hindered by the order of the alphabet. The reader is caught in a maze of forking stories that keep meaning at bay, mapping out language, the better to explore its endless territory. |
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