What Is Conceptual Literature? Introduction to Pascal Mougin’s Text Cover Image

Co je konceptuální literatura? Úvod k textu Pascala Mougina
What Is Conceptual Literature? Introduction to Pascal Mougin’s Text

Author(s): Julie Koblížková Wittlichová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Studies of Literature, History of ideas, Cultural Essay, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: conceptual literature; modernist; contemporary; intermediality; constraints; appropriation;

Summary/Abstract: The article by Pascal Mougin, a French literary scholar, delves into the concept of "conceptual literature" within the broader context of the relationship between literature and contemporary art. Mougin contrasts the modernist focus on form and autonomy with the contemporary shift towards intermediality and conceptualism. He discusses the influence of American art critic Clement Greenberg and the evolution of artistic practices from the 1960s onwards. Mougin identifies four pathways for conceptual literature, examining its connections to modernist and contemporary paradigms. He critiques the notion of "literature with constraints" and explores the integration of conceptual art principles into literary texts. The article highlights the unique synthesis of appropriation and constraint in contemporary conceptual writing, emphasizing its departure from traditional literary values. Mougin's work underscores the nuanced and multifaceted nature of conceptual literature, advocating for a critical examination of its various manifestations.

  • Issue Year: XXXIV/2024
  • Issue No: 69
  • Page Range: 159-166
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech
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