Pataphysics Useless Guide by Hugill Andrew (11 results)

Condition: Acceptable. The cover and pages show excessive wear and/or damage. Pages have underlining. Pages have writing. The book has a curled cover.

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DUST JACKET. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is verygood. Binding is tight/good.

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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition, 1st printing. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in NEW condition. 275pp w/extensive Notes, References & Index. "Of all the French cultural exports over the last 150 years or so, 'pataphysics--the science of imaginary solutions and the laws governing exceptions--has proven to be one of the most durable. Originating in the wild imagination of French poet and playwright Alfred Jarry and his schoolmates, resisting clear definition, purposefully useless, and almost impossible to understand, 'pataphysics nevertheless lies around the roots of absurdism, Dada, futurism, surrealism, situationism, and other key cultural developments of the twentieth century. In this account of the evolution and influence of 'pataphysics, Andrew Hugill offers an informed exposition of a rich and difficult territory, staying aloft on a tightrope stretched between the twin dangers of oversimplifying a serious subject and taking a joke too seriously. [] He looks specifically at the work of Jean Baudrillard, Georges Perec, Italo Calvino, J. G. Ballard, Asger Jorn, Gilles Deleuze, Roger Shattuck, Jacques Prévert, Antonin Artaud, René Clair, the Marx Brothers, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, Raymond Roussel, Jean-Pierre Brisset, and many others." [jacket copy] "This book is a past and future history of 'pataphysics, and should give great comfort to those conflicted souls (everybody) who still believe in anything."--Andrei Codrescu. "'PATAPHYSICS: A USELESS GUIDE is a richly informative critical overview of the wide-ranging influence of (and influences on) 'pataphysics, from Groucho to Deleuze, OuLiPo, Borges, Bõk, Situationisism, SciFi, Raymond Roussel, and a wildly creative crew of fellow travelers, diviners, alchemists, and literary and theatrical pioneers. Andrew Hugill's encyclopedic tribute shows how, for more than a century, Alfred Jarry's precocious mind theater has remained exhilaratingly exceptional and exceptionally exhilarating."--Charles Bernstein. Pristine hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in a spotless, intact jacket. A strangely attractive MIT Press production.

275 p 23,5 cm Encuadernación editorial en cartoné con sobrecubierta en papel. Estado de conservación: Muy bien. .

hardcover. Condition: new.

Hard Cover in Dj. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Of all the French cultural exports over the last 150 years or so, 'pataphysics--the science of imaginary solutions and the laws governing exceptions--has proven to be one of the most durable. Originating in the wild imagination of French poet and playwright Alfred Jarry and his schoolmates, resisting clear definition, purposefully useless, and almost impossible to understand, 'pataphysics nevertheless lies around the roots of Absurdism, Dada, futurism, surrealism, situationism, and other key cultural developments of the twentieth century. In this account of the evolution and influence of 'pataphysics, Andrew Hugill offers an informed exposition of a rich and difficult territory, staying aloft on a tightrope stretched between the twin dangers of oversimplifying a serious subject and taking a joke too seriously. Drawing on more than twenty-five years' research, Hugill maps the 'pataphysical presence (partly conscious and acknowledged but largely unconscious and unacknowledged) in literature, theater, music, the visual arts, and the culture at large, and even detects 'pataphysical influence in the social sciences and the sciences. He offers many substantial excerpts (in English translation) from primary sources, intercalated with a thorough explication of key themes and events of 'pataphysical history. In a Jarryesque touch, he provides these in reverse chronological order, beginning with a survey of 'pataphysics in the digital age and working backward to Jarry and beyond. He looks specifically at the work of Jean Baudrillard, Georges Perec, Italo Calvino, J. G. Ballard, Asger Jorn, Gilles Deleuze, Roger Shattuck, Jacques Prévert, Antonin Artaud, René Clair, the Marx Brothers, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, Raymond Roussel, Jean-Pierre Brisset, and many others.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A detailed guide to 'the science of imaginary solutions and the laws governing exceptions', organised in the spirit of its subject; and dedicated appropriately to Stanley Chapman. Fine in dustwrapper. book.