The boy in the labyrinth
"In a long sequence of prose poems, questionnaires, and standardized tests, The Boy in the Labyrinth interrogates the language of autism and the language barriers between parents, their children, and the fractured medium of science and school. Structured as a Greek play, the book opens with a parents' earnest quest for answers, understanding, and doubt. Each section of the Three Act is highlighted by "Autism Spectrum Questionnaires" which are in dialogue with and in opposition to what the paren…
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- Full title :The boy in the labyrinth / Oliver de la Paz.
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"In a long sequence of prose poems, questionnaires, and standardized tests, The Boy in the Labyrinth interrogates the language of autism and the language barriers between parents, their children, and the fractured medium of science and school. Structured as a Greek play, the book opens with a parents' earnest quest for answers, understanding, and doubt. Each section of the Three Act is highlighted by "Autism Spectrum Questionnaires" which are in dialogue with and in opposition to what the parent perceives to be their relationship with their child. Interspersed throughout each section are sequences of standardized test questions akin to those one would find in grade school, except these questions unravel into deeper mysteries. The depth of the book is told in a series of episodic prose poems that parallel the parable of Theseus and the Minotaur. In these short clips of montage the unnamed "boy" explores his world and the world of perception, all the while hearing the rumblings of the Minotaur somewhere in the heart of an immense Labyrinth. Through the medium of this allusion, de la Paz meditates on failures, foundering, and the possibility of finding one's way"--
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- Publication Date:2019
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):The University of Akron Press
- Place of Publication:Akron, Ohio
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2019
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (155 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781629221748, 1629221740, 9781629221731, 1629221732
- oclc:on1111973249
- LC Classification:PS3554.E114
- Dewey Decimal:811/.54
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