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Consider David Foster Wallace : Critical Essays by Sideshow Media Group (2010, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherSideshow Media Group

ISBN-100976146576

ISBN-139780976146575

eBay Product ID (ePID)120907101

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Publication Year2010

SubjectAmerican / General

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameConsider David Foster Wallace : Critical Essays

TypeTextbook

AuthorSideshow Media Group

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

FormatTrade Paperback

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisFrom Tristram Shandy to Fredric Jameson, Consider David Foster Wallace blazes a trail into the new territory of David Foster Wallace studies. Greg Carlisle, author of the landmark Wallace study Elegant Complexity, provides an introduction that sets the scene and speculates on the future of Wallace studies. Editor David Hering provides a provocative look at the triangular symbols in Infinite Jest. Adam Kelly explores the intriguing question of why Wallace is considered to be at the forefront of a new sincerity in American fiction. Thomas Tracey discusses trauma in Oblivion. Gregory Phipps examines Infinite Jest's John "No Relation" Wayne and the concept of the ideal athlete. Daniel Turnbull compares Wallace's Kenyon College commencement address to the ethics of Iris Murdoch. These 17 essays stem from the first ever academic conference devoted the work of David Foster Wallace. Held in Liverpool, England, in 2009, the conference sparked a worldwide discussion of the place of Wallace's work in academia and popular culture. Essential for all Wallace scholars, fans of Wallace's fiction and nonfiction will also find the collection full of insights that span Wallace's career. Yes, there are footnotes.