The hyperbolic logic of constraint in the poetic works of Jacques Jouet
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2019
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Poiana, P.B.
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Sub-Stance: a review of theory and literary criticism, 2019; 48(2 (Issue 149)):65-80
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Peter Poiana
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The writings of Jacques Jouet mark a shift in the nature of the Oulipian constraint by adding a pragmatic or existential restriction to strict textual rules. As such, the constraint defines when, where and to whom he writes as well as which form it adopts. This raises the question of how it compares with earlier forms of the Oulipian constraint, or of the extent to which the writer controls or is controlled by the constraint. The study proceeds by analysing the changing constraints in his text Du jour, specifically by highlighting the hyperbolic logic that applies in the areas of productivity, pleasure and relevance.
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© 2019 Johns Hopkins University Press and SubStance, Inc.