The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon - Brossura

Dalsgaard, Inger H.

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ISBN 10: 0521173043 ISBN 13: 9780521173049

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

The most celebrated American novelist of the past half-century, an indispensable figure of postmodernism worldwide, Thomas Pynchon notoriously challenges his readers. This Companion provides tools for meeting that challenge. Comprehensive, accessible, lively, up-to-date and reliable, it approaches Pynchon's fiction from various angles, calling on the expertise of an international roster of scholars at the cutting edge of Pynchon studies. Part I covers Pynchon's fiction novel-by-novel from the 1960s to the present, including such indisputable classics as The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow. Part II zooms out to give a bird's-eye-view of Pynchon's novelistic practice across his entire career. Part III surveys major topics of Pynchon's fiction: history, politics, alterity ('otherness') and science and technology. Designed for students, scholars and fans alike, the Companion begins with a biography of the elusive author and ends with a coda on how to read Pynchon and a bibliography for further reading.

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Recensione:

"Anyone interested in classic postmodern theory and and how it still defines the way innovative US fiction is read should read this book.
--Ali Chetwynd, University of Michigan

Descrizione del libro:

Comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date, this book approaches the challenging fiction of the American postmodern master Thomas Pynchon from many different angles. Designed for students, scholars and fans alike, it covers the elusive author's biography and all seven of his novels, surveying topics such as history, politics and science and technology.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521173043
• ISBN 13: 9780521173049
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 212