0791447413.State.University.of.New.York.Press.Beautiful.Chaos.Chaos.Theory.and.Metachaotics.in.Recent.American.Fiction.Nov.2000.pdf

BEAUTIFUL CHAOS

BEAUTIFUL CHAOS

CHAOS THEORY AND METACHAOTICS IN

RECENT AMERICAN FICTION

GORDON E. SLETHAUG

State University of New York Press

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Slethaug, Gordon

Beautiful chaos : chaos theory and metachaotics in recent American fiction /

Gordon E. Slethaug.

p. cm.—(SUNY series in postmodern culture)

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

ISBN 0-7914-4741-3 (alk. paper)—ISBN 0-7914-4742-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. American fiction—20th century—History and criticism.2. Chaotic behavior

in systems in literature. I. Title. II. Series.

PS374.C4. S58 2000

813'.5409384—dc21

00-038766

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