Subversion and Conformity of Literary Collage

Between Cut and Glue

Magda Dragu (Indiana University Bloomington)

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Routledge
28 September 2025

The Arts: General & Reference; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Literary theory

Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature

Subversion and Conformity of Literary Collage: Between Cut and Glue fills a gap in the current scholarship on literary collage, by addressing how different the interpretations of the concept are, depending on the author who uses the concept and the material and writers surveyed. The book studies writers who employed literary collage during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, some whose works have been intensely analyzed from this perspective (William S. Burroughs and Walter Benjamin), but also some whose collage-writing style has recently been investigated by writers, being usually placed under the umbrella term of artist books (Stelio Maria Martini).

Edited by: Magda Dragu (Indiana University Bloomington)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9781032689722
ISBN 10: 1032689722
Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature
Pages: 134
Publication Date: 28 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents List of Figures List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Long History of Collage: from Early Modern Commonplace Books to Twenty-First-Century Experimental Writing, David Banash 2. ‘Little Forms’ of the Avant-Garde: Walter Benjamin’s Einbahnstraße (One-Way Street, 1928) Sofia Cumming 3. Weaponizing the Cut: William S. Burroughs’s Transmedial Experiments Benjamin J. Heal 4.“Un’appendice sensibile del cervello”: Stelio Maria Martini’s Collage between Neurosis and Sensitivity Dalila Colucci 5. Collage and Late Style Wojciech Drąg 6. “A heuristic of thought itself” – Montage, Writing, Method Heath Valentine 7. Collage with Words and Images or the Empiricist Turn in the Arts Magda Dragu Index

Reviews for Subversion and Conformity of Literary Collage: Between Cut and Glue

Engaging and perceptive, the studies in Subversion and Conformity of Literary Collage explore the longer history of literary collage, from commonplacing and scrapbooking to postmodern remix culture. Proposing informed readings of verbal collage in the works of Benjamin, Burroughs and others – as a transmedial practice or the equivalent of cinematic montage techniques, in the context of logical empiricist thought or linked to the concept of late style – this book opens up new perspectives in the field of collage. --Elza Adamowicz, Professor Emerita of French Literature and Visual Culture, Queen Mary University of London, UK Subversion and Conformity of Literary Collage: Between Cut and Glue advances our understanding of the concept of literary collage by describing its history through rigorous case studies ranging from the early-modern period to postmodern developments. By covering the history of the notion beyond the familiar modernist and avantgarde avatars the volume provides an extended and enriched understanding of literary collage and of its various forms, uses and functions. It thus contributes significantly towards a more comprehensive definition of this complex and elusive phenomenon. --Timo Kaitaro, Adjunct professor, University of Helsinki, Finland