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Pynchon and Relativity: Narrative Time in Thomas Pynchon's Later Novels by Simon de Bourcier (Paperback, 2013)
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Is time an illusion? Do past, present, and future co-exist in a timeless whole, or are our experiences of change and duration the reality of time? Thomas Pynchon's writing has always been interested in the interplay of these two ways of thinking about time, but his recent fiction has also taken on the task of imaginatively responding to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, which in the early years of the twentieth century renewed this ancient debate. In this book, Simon de Bourcier looks in detail at Pynchon's 2006 vel Against the Day, which is set during the period in which Einstein published his world-changing theory, and 1997's Mason & Dixon, set in the eighteenth century when Isaac Newton's picture of a world governed by absolute space and time was unchallenged. By comparing these two vels, Pynchon and Relativity shows that Pynchon's tales of loss, haunting, and time travel are informed by a sophisticated awareness of the philosophical implications of Relativity. The book goes on to examine the consequences of this for our reading of Pynchon's other work.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-101472528301
ISBN-139781472528308
eBay Product ID (ePID)189362514
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
Publication NamePynchon and Relativity : Narrative Time in Thomas Pynchon's Later Novels
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
SubjectLiterary Criticism
TypeTextbook
AuthorSimon De Bourcier
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
FormatTrade Paperback (Us), Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight12.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Height234mm
Width156mm
Weight347g
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication24/11/2013
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Place of PublicationLondon
Spine12mm
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
GenreLiterary Criticism
Author BiographySimon de Bourcier has a degree in English from Trinity College, Cambridge, an MA in English Studies from Anglia Ruskin University, and a PhD from the University of East Anglia, where he has also taught as an Associate Tutor.
Content NoteBlack & White Illustrations
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