I follow up my episode "What Is a Frame?" to discuss the concept of nested frames, or frames within frames. I discuss some of the possibilities for this structure and why it may be appealing to…
I describe how the very alphabet itself is a potential source of content, technique, and constraint for the postmodern writer. We discuss abecedaries, lipograms, and other alphabetical games. Authors…
I discuss subject matter and technique as two ways to address a school like postmodernism in literature. I describe the pitfalls of simply associating the postmodern movement with subject matter that…
I always have a long reading list, including works both postmodern and otherwise. I go over six books on my reading list, including The One Hundred Brothers by Donald Antrim, Numbers in the Dark by…
I generally am a huge fan of hardcore postmodernism, but these five popular and highly postmodern authors simply don't resonate with me. Join me as I discuss Kathy Acker, William S. Burroughs, Thomas…
Concrete poetry or concrete prose is poetry or prose in which the arrangement of the printed words on the page adds to the meaning of the work in a meaningful way. I explain the form and give an…
Postmodernists pay great attention to the form of a literary work, be it a short story, a play, a novel, a film, a TV series, a book of short stories, or even a series of novels. But what happens when…
The frame structure is very common in postmodernist writing. I define frames, explain why they are popular among postmodernists, and give examples going all the way back to medieval times. We look at…
Aleatory fiction is the technique whereby the narrative can be presented in a different order to different readers based on their choice or some randomizing element. This is as opposed to tabular…
The biggest novels are getting bigger than ever before. I give you real examples of how the top end in novel size is growing and explore this trend and its significance in postmodern fiction. Works…
