Hard-to-Google Lit. Crit. Queries...

[steepholm]

Is there a general term for novels (or other fictions) that contain/mention themselves? I mean, the novel is called The Book of Glum, and it's about someone who turns out to be writing or reading a book called The Book of Glum, or we're at least given to know that this is a world where The Book of Glum already exists?

Also, is there decent existing discussion (in journals or elsewhere) of this phenomenon?

Comments

[wolfinthewood.livejournal.com]

Naomi Mitchison plays a minor role in the novel Lobsters on the Agenda (1952) by Naomi Mitchison.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

That's a wonderful title!

(By the way, I've tried a few time to comment on posts of yours here on LJ, but every time I do so I get an error message. Any idea why?)

[wolfinthewood.livejournal.com]

No. I'd better try and find out what is happening. Thanks for telling me.