The Locus of Meaning : : Six Hyperdimensional Fictions / / Herbert F. Smith.
In this innovative examination of works by Poe, Melville, Twain, Nabokov, Barth, and Pynchon, Herbert F. Smith established an aesthetic theory that allows for fresh readings of six problematic texts. He explores how the texts came to be written and what semiotic processes are involved in their creat...
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