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Textual Instability

Textual Instability is a theoretical construct in postmodern literary studies denoting the inherent fluidity and indeterminacy of meaning within a text, arising from its fragmented structure, intertextual references, and resistance to fixed interpretation.

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11

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2017–2026

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Publications

36

The Widening Gyre. Crisis and Mastery in Modern Literature

Donald Weeks, Joseph Frank · Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism · 1965 · 191 citations

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The Changing Landscape of Text and Comprehension in the Age of New Literacies

Bridget Dalton, C. Patrick Proctor · 2008 · 96 citations

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Textual Indeterminacy and Ideological Difference: The Case of "Doctor Faustus"

Leah S. Marcus · Renaissance Drama · 1989 · 80 citations

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An experiment with science for the nineteenth-century book trade: the International Scientific Series

Leslie Howsam · The British Journal for the History of Science · 2000 · 64 citations

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Devils and Angels: Textual Editing and Literary Theory.

Howard Horwitz, Philip Cohen · American Literature · 1993 · 61 citations

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Authors

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  1. JF
    Joseph Frank

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    2 publications · 252 citations

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  2. CP
    C. Patrick Proctor

    Boston College, United States

    1 publications · 96 citations

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  3. AM
    Anna Mahtani

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 25 citations

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  4. HH
    Howard Horwitz

    1 publications · 61 citations

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  5. DW
    Donald Weeks

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    1 publications · 191 citations

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Institutions

11

  1. University of Windsor

    Windsor, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    64 citations

  2. University of Waikato

    Hamilton, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  3. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  4. Leipzig University

    Leipzig, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  5. Saint Michael's College

    Colchester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  6. University of Oklahoma

    Norman, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  7. General Theological Seminary

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  8. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

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  3. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. American Literature

    1 publications · 61 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1 publications · 44 citations

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