Subversion and Conformity of Literary Collage

Engaging and perceptive, the studies in Subversion and Conformity of Literary Collage explore the longer history of literary collage, from commonplacing and scrapbooking to postmodern remix culture. Proposing informed readings of verbal collage in the works of Benjamin, Burroughs and others – as a transmedial practice or the equivalent of cinematic montage techniques, in the context of logical empiricist thought or linked to the concept of late style – this book opens up new perspectives in the field of collage.--Elza Adamowicz, Professor Emerita of French Literature and Visual Culture, Queen Mary University of London, UKSubversion and Conformity of Literary Collage: Between Cut and Glue advances our understanding of the concept of literary collage by describing its history through rigorous case studies ranging from the early-modern period to postmodern developments. By covering the history of the notion beyond the familiar modernist and avantgarde avatars the volume provides an extended and enriched understanding of literary collage and of its various forms, uses and functions. It thus contributes significantly towards a more comprehensive definition of this complex and elusive phenomenon.--Timo Kaitaro, Adjunct professor, University of Helsinki, Finland

• ContentsList of FiguresList of ContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. The Long History of Collage: from Early Modern Commonplace Books to Twenty-First-Century Experimental Writing, David Banash2. ‘Little Forms’ of the Avant-Garde: Walter Benjamin’s Einbahnstraße (One-Way Street, 1928) Sofia Cumming3. Weaponizing the Cut: William S. Burroughs’s Transmedial Experiments Benjamin J. Heal4.“Un’appendice sensibile del cervello”: Stelio Maria Martini’s Collage between Neurosis and Sensitivity Dalila Colucci5. Collage and Late Style Wojciech Drąg6. “A heuristic of thought itself” – Montage, Writing, Method Heath Valentine7. Collage with Words and Images or the Empiricist Turn in the Arts Magda DraguIndex