The Routledge Companion to Experimental Literature

Any companion to experimental literature carries a heavy burden. It must not only define its concept in a stringent enough way to not end up merely an eclectic mixture of works that share only difference or uniqueness, but it must also be broad enough to encompass all work that can be considered experimental, whilst telling us if experimentalism is inherent in subject matter, philosophy, form or format.

At 527 pages, the Routledge Companion to Experimental Literature gives itself space to properly digress on the subject and has a breadth that must come close to covering the prerequisites outlined above. The...