{"product_id":"pataphysics-christian-bok-9780810118775","title":"'Pataphysics: The Poetics of an Imaginary Science","description":"'Pataphysics, the pseudoscience imagined by Alfred Jarry, has so far, because of its academic frivolity and hermetic perversity, attracted very little scholarly or critical inquiry, and yet it has inspired a century of experimentation. Tracing the place of 'pataphysics in the relationship between science and poetry, Christian B shows it is fundamental to the nature of the postmodern, and considers the work of Alfred Jarry and its influence on others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A long overdue critical look at a significant strain of the twentieth-century avant-garde, \u003ci\u003e'Pataphysics: The Poetics of Imaginary Science\u003c\/i\u003e raises important historical, cultural, and theoretical issues germane to the production and reception of poetry, the ways we think about, write, and read it, and the sorts of claims it makes upon our understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Bok\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810118777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810118775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.16w x 0.47d","brand":"Christian Bok","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992472453375,"sku":"9780810118775","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf36661c-1302-4354-8ba9-7073f1e46a7f.jpg?v=1683319133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pataphysics-christian-bok-9780810118775","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}