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The Ruins of Urban Modernity: Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day by Utku Mogultay
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9781501339509
- Book Title
- The Ruins of Urban Modernity
- ISBN
- 9781501339509
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-10
1501339508
ISBN-13
9781501339509
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239795653
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Ruins of Urban Modernity : Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day
Subject
Modern / 20th Century, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, American / General, Semiotics & Theory, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Political Science, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2017-046924
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Mogultay's book offers substantial insights into the "underrepresented subject" of urban setting in Pynchon scholarship ... and promises further investigation into Pynchon's urban imagination in terms of city structure., Utku Mogultay is a very learned critic who persuades us that Pynchon's Against the Day is not just zany and deliberately obscure., The Ruins of Urban Modernity rises to the challenge presented by Pynchon's spatial imaginary, making a brilliant case for reading Against the Day as an urban novel offering vital insights into the contradictory geographies of modernity.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
813.54
Table Of Content
List of Figures Acknowledgments Note on the Text Introduction 1. Explorations and Mappings 2. Learning from Venice 3. Movements and Machines 4. The White City 5. The Urban Frontier 6. The Unreal City 7. A Tale of Three Cities 8. The Doleful City Conclusion Bibliography Index
Synopsis
The Ruins of Urban Modernity examines Thomas Pynchon's 2006 novel Against the Day through the critical lens of urban spatiality. Navigating the textual landscapes of New York, Venice, London, Los Angeles and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Against the Day reimagines urban modernity at the turn of the 20th century. As the complex novel collapses and rebuilds anew the spatial imaginaries underlying the popular fictions of urban modernity, Utku Mogultay explores how such creative disfiguration throws light on the contemporary urban world. Through critical spatial readings, he considers how Pynchon historicizes issues ranging from the commodification of the urban landscape to the politics of place-making. In Mogultay's reading, Against the Day is shown to offer an oblique negotiation of postmodern urban spaces, thus directing our attention to the ongoing erosion of sociospatial diversity in North American cities and elsewhere.
LC Classification Number
PS3566.Y55
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