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+ | '''Experimental literature''' refers to written work—usually fiction or poetry—that emphasizes [[innovation]], most especially in [[Literary technique|technique]]. | ||
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+ | The first text generally cited in this category is [[Laurence Sterne]]'s ''[[The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman]]'' (1759). This text occurs so early in the standard history of the novel that one can't refer to its "breaking" conventions that had yet to solidify. But in its mockery of narrative, and its willingness to use such graphic elements as an all-black page to mourn the death of a character, Sterne's novel is considered a fundamental text for many post-World War II authors. However, Sterne's work was not without detractors even in its time; for instance, [[Samuel Johnson]] is quoted in [[James Boswell|Boswell]] as saying "The merely odd does not last. ''Tristram Shandy'' did not last." [[Denis Diderot]]'s ''[[Jacques the Fatalist and His Master]]'', drew many elements from ''Tristam Shandy'', a fact not concealed in the text, making it an early example of [[metafiction]]. | ||
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===Experimental film=== | ===Experimental film=== | ||
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Experimental refers to ideas or techniques not yet established or finalized involving innovation. It is a practice of art where it replaced the term avant-garde somewhere in the 1950s.
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Experimental literature refers to written work—usually fiction or poetry—that emphasizes innovation, most especially in technique.
The first text generally cited in this category is Laurence Sterne's The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759). This text occurs so early in the standard history of the novel that one can't refer to its "breaking" conventions that had yet to solidify. But in its mockery of narrative, and its willingness to use such graphic elements as an all-black page to mourn the death of a character, Sterne's novel is considered a fundamental text for many post-World War II authors. However, Sterne's work was not without detractors even in its time; for instance, Samuel Johnson is quoted in Boswell as saying "The merely odd does not last. Tristram Shandy did not last." Denis Diderot's Jacques the Fatalist and His Master, drew many elements from Tristam Shandy, a fact not concealed in the text, making it an early example of metafiction.
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