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Understanding Robert Coover
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In this paper, the authors take on the work of Robert Coover, a major figure of post-modern metafiction, and present an analysis of Coover's short stories and novels, demonstrating how Coover writes in several different modes that cross over into one another.Abstract:
This text takes on the work of Robert Coover, a major figure of postmodern metafiction. In an analysis of Coover's short stories and novels, it demonstrates how Coover writes in several different modes that cross over into one another.read more
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Postmodern Narrative Techniques in Robert Coover’s Collection; Pricksongs & Descants
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