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      The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon

      by Inger H. Dalsgaard, Luc Herman, Brian McHale

      Comprehensive, 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.

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      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.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction 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.

      Review

      "Anyone 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

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      This essential Companion to Thomas Pynchon provides all the necessary tools to unlock the challenging fiction of this postmodern master.

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      "Anyone 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

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      This essential Companion to Thomas Pynchon provides all the necessary tools to unlock the challenging fiction of this postmodern master.

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      Comprehensive, 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.

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      Comprehensive, 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.

      Details

      ISBN0521769744
      Short Title CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THOMAS
      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Language English
      ISBN-10 0521769744
      ISBN-13 9780521769747
      Media Book
      Format Hardcover
      DEWEY 813.54
      Year 2011
      Imprint Cambridge University Press
      Place of Publication Cambridge
      Country of Publication United Kingdom
      Edited by Brian McHale
      Publication Date 2011-12-15
      Pages 212
      Author Brian McHale
      Affiliation Ohio State University
      UK Release Date 2011-12-15
      AU Release Date 2011-12-15
      NZ Release Date 2011-12-15
      Series Cambridge Companions to Literature
      Alternative 9780521173049
      Audience Undergraduate

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