Pynchon's Against the Day: A Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide - Couverture rigide

Severs, Jeffrey; Leise, Christopher

 
9781611490640: Pynchon's Against the Day: A Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide
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ISBN 10 : 1611490642 ISBN 13 : 9781611490640
Editeur : University of Delaware Press, 2011

Synopsis

Thomas Pynchon's longest novel to date, Against the Day (2006), excited diverse and energetic opinions when it appeared on bookstore shelves nine years after the critically acclaimed Mason & Dixon. Its wide-ranging plot covers nearly three decades-from the 1893 World's Fair to the years just after World War I-and follows hundreds of characters within its 1085 pages. The book's eleven essays by established luminaries and emerging voices in the field of Pynchon criticism, address a significant aspect of the novel's manifold interests. By focusing on three major thematic trajectories (the novel's narrative strategies; its commentary on science, belief, and faith; and its views on politics and economics), the contributors contend that Against the Day is not only a major addition to Pynchon's already impressive body of work, but also a defining moment in the emergence of twenty-first century American literature.

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À propos de l'auteur

Christopher K. Coffman is senior lecturer in humanities at Boston University.

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Éditeur
University of Delaware Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1611490642
ISBN 13 
9781611490640
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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