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A Chicago Classic Ser.: Thomas Pynchon : The Art of Allusion by David Cowart (1980, Hardcover)
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This fresh examination of Pynchon's use of painting, film, music, and literature shows that his true art lies in humanistic allusions that stress the possibility of spiritually separating oneself from the modern wasteland. Cowart disagrees with critics who see Pynchon as a scientist writing about entropy, although Pynchon does illustrate the nihilistic world for which he is famous in allusions to painting and film, both of which mask a Void. But more important, these allusions call into question what is real and what is not. Through musical and literary allusions Pynchon suggests the speculative world, the world of unrealized possibility. Music hints at the dimensions of experience people miss because of the narrow range of experiences to which they are attuned. Literary allusions support and extend the almost mystical sense created by musical allusions, thus suggesting that in Pynchon's view, human consciousness need not be trapped by entropic drift.Product Identifiers
PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press
ISBN-100809309440
ISBN-139780809309443
eBay Product ID (ePID)1090760
Product Key Features
Number of Pages168 Pages
Publication NameThomas Pynchon : the Art of Allusion
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAmerican / General
Publication Year1980
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Cowart
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
SeriesA Chicago Classic Ser.
FormatBook, Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight1.9 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN79-020157
Target AudienceScholarly & Professional
Lc Classification NumberPs3566.Y55z6
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