tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22784320.post-1140721637810585362006-02-23T11:06:00.000-08:002006-02-25T06:50:40.550-08:00Metafiction is a term applied to works of fiction that are concerned with the nature of fiction or the process of writing fiction in order to explore questions about the relationship between fiction and reality. Proponents of metafiction reject the concept that language reflects a coherent and objective world; instead, they assert that language is a complex, arbitrary system that can create its own forms and meanings. Their work intends to analyze the relationship between this linguistic system and the outside world. The Typographer is a good example of a metafiction based on potential future events. It folds in on itself by using the main protagonist as a metaphore for the structure of language. At the same time Singleton's text reminds us that meaning is in flux like Derrida's aporia.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1806/2323/1600/typographerdvd.2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1806/2323/320/typographerdvd.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Michael Friedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079025645444300136noreply@blogger.com