Pynchon and the Political
Thomas Pynchon's writing has been widely regarded as an exemplary form of postmodern fiction. It is characterized as genre-defying and enigmatic, as a series of complex and esoteric language games. This study attempts to demonstrate, however, that an oblique yet compelling sense of the political Pynchon disappers all too easily under the mantle of postmodernity. Innovative and unsettling discussions of freedom, war, labor, poverty, community, democracy, and totalitarianism are passed over in favor of constrictive scientific metaphors and theoretical play. Against this current, this study analyzes Pynchon's fiction in terms of its radical dime…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-135-91142-3
- EAN: 9781135911423
- Produktnummer: 18432836
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 214 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'463 KB
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Samuel Thomas is Lecturer in the Department of English Studies at Durham University, UK.
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