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Tables of Contents for The Gamefulness of American Postmodernism
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
4
Postmodernism: Definitional Deliberations
5
24
Periodizing Hypotheses
9
8
Hypotheses of Technique
17
12
Play, Game, Rule, Convention, and Other Ludic Oddities
29
34
Play and Literature
29
11
Game and Literature
40
21
Conclusion
61
2
John Barth: Becoming Somebody
63
34
Barth the Player
63
9
Barth the Gamesmaster
72
22
Conclusion
94
3
Dancing Between Worlds: Louise Erdrich's Complex Playground
97
24
On One Hand, Realism
98
9
And on the Other Hand, Relentless Self-Referentiality
107
13
Conclusion
120
1
Conclusion: Spinning Playfully into the Future
121
8
Notes
129
26
Select Bibliography
155
18
Index
173