Game Theory and Postwar American Literature
If game theory, the mathematical simulation of rational decision-making first axiomatically established by the Hungarian-born American mathematician John von Neumann, is to prove worthy of literary hermeneutics, then critics must be able to apply its mode
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MICHAEL WAINWRIGHT
Game Theory and Postwar American Literature
Previously Published by Palgrave Macmillan Darwin and Faulkner’s Novels: Evolution and Southern Literature (2008) Faulkner’s Gambit: Chess and Literature (2011) Toward a Sociobiological Hermeneutic: Darwinian Essays on Literature (2012) Game Theory and Minorities in American Literature (2016)
Game Theory and Postwar American Literature
Michael Wainwright
GAME THEORY AND POSTWAR AMERICAN LITERATURE
Copyright © Michael Wainwright 2016 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted their right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN 978-1-137-59054-1
ISBN 978-1-137-60133-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-60133-9
Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Wainwright, Michael, author. Title: Game theory and postwar American literature / Michael Wainwright. Description: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015035657 Subjects: LCSH: Game theory in literature. | American fiction—20th century—History and criticism. | Game theory in motion pictures. | Motion pictures—United States—History. | BISAC: LITERARY CRITICISM / General. | LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. | LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory. Classification: LCC PS374.G34 W35 2016 | DDC 813/.5409015193—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015035657 A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.
In Memoriam Roy Noel Wainwright (1928–2013) and leaves what something hidden from you chose
Contents
List of Tables
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Preface
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Acknowledgments 1
On Preliminary Matters
2 OnG ameT heory,t heA rto fL iterature,a ndt he StagH unt 3 4
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