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The Cambridge companion to Thomas Pynchon / edited by Inger H. Dalsgaard, Luc Herman, Brian McHale.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, |
| Description | xii, 193 ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Cambridge Companions |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ProQuest One Literature - U.S. Customers Only |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Dalsgaard, Inger H. |
| Other author/creator | Herman, Luc. |
| Other author/creator | McHale, Brian. |
| Other author/creator | Cambridge University Press. |
| Series | Cambridge companions to literature |
| Contents | Machine generated contents note: Introduction Inger H. Dalsgaard, Luc Herman and Brian McHale; Biographical note John M. Kraft; 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. |
| Abstract | "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"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011037730 |
| ISBN | 9780521769747 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0521769744 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780521173049 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0521173043 (paperback) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |