{"product_id":"exercises-in-criticism-the-theory-and-practice-of-literary-constraint","title":"Exercises in Criticism – The Theory and Practice of Literary Constraint","description":"Exercises in Criticism is an experiment in applied poetics in which critic and poet Louis Bury utilizes constraint-based methods in order to write about constraint-based literature. By tracing the lineage and enduring influence of early Oulipian classics, he argues that contemporary American writers have, in their adoption of constraint-based methods, transformed such methods from apolitical literary laboratory exercises into a form of cultural critique, whose usage is surprisingly widespread, particularly among poets and “experimental” novelists. More, Bury’s own use of critical constraints functions as a commentary on how and why we write and talk about books, culture, and ideas.","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54228393853272,"sku":"9781628971057","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781628971057.jpg?v=1765280709","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/exercises-in-criticism-the-theory-and-practice-of-literary-constraint","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}