Cambridge Companions to Literature Ser.: Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon by Luc Herman (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521173043
ISBN-139780521173049
eBay Product ID (ePID)111178877

Product Key Features

Number of Pages212 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon
SubjectAmerican / General
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
AuthorLuc Herman
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
SeriesCambridge Companions to Literature Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2011-037730
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsAnyone 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|9780521173049|
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Table Of ContentIntroduction Inger H. Dalsgaard, Luc Herman and Brian McHale; Biographical note John M. Krafft; Part I. Canon: 1. Early Pynchon Luc Herman; 2. The Crying of Lot 49 and other California novels Thomas Hill Schaub; 3. Gravity's Rainbow Steven Weisenburger; 4. Mason and Dixon Kathryn Hume; 5. Against the Day Bernard Duyfhuizen; Part II. Poetics: 6. Pynchon in literary history David Cowart; 7. Pynchon's postmodernism Brian McHale; 8. Pynchon's intertexts David Seed; Part III. Issues: 9. History Amy J. Elias; 10. Politics Jeff Baker; 11. Alterity Deborah Madsen; 12. Science and technology Inger H. Dalsgaard; Coda: how to read Pynchon Hanjo Berressem.
SynopsisComprehensive, 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberPS3566.Y55
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