The Modernist Poem or the Infinite Prolegomena

Starting from Giorgio Agamben’s observation that “the end of the poem” is threatened by generic indefiniteness, this article explores what occurs when, on the other end, the text refuses to begin, postponing its own formulation in favor of a never-ending foreword. Far from enabling an absolute conta...

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Main Author: Aurore Clavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2020-12-01
Series:Transatlantica
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/15232
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