Gatsby's Party: The System and the List in Contemporary Narrative
Gatsby's Party: The System and the List in Contemporary Narrative (Hardback)
Gatsby's Party contributes to the ongoing research on, and application of systems theory and information theory to, literary texts. White applies current research toward an architectural understanding of narrative structure, moving beyond interpretations (and applications) of systems theory that have been largely thematic or author-centered. it uses the fist as a device for unlocking or revealing narrative systematization and contributes to the debate on the order/ disorder apposition and to an understanding of the functioning of the fist itself. Finally, it synthesizes a number of information-based theories and sets up a theory of relations as a critical methodology that widens the field of approaches to narrative dynamics.
About the Author(s):
Patti White is an assistant professor of English at Ball State University. Formerly a probation officer for the state of Colorado, she received a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Colorado and a Ph.D. in English from City University of New York. She has written articles on post-modernism and modern literature.