{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-david-foster-wallace-hardback-9781107195950","title":"The Cambridge Companion to David Foster Wallace (Hardback) 9781107195950","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to David Foster Wallace\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA compelling, comprehensive, and substantive introduction to the work of David Foster Wallace.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRalph Clare (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107195950, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 September 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBest known for his masterpiece Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace re-invented fiction and non-fiction for a generation with his groundbreaking and original work. Wallace's desire to blend formal innovation and self-reflexivity with the communicative and restorative function of literature resulted in works that appeal as much to a reader's intellect as they do emotion. As such, few writers in recent memory have quite matched his work's intense critical and popular impact. The essays in this Companion, written by top Wallace scholars, offer a historical and cultural context for grasping Wallace's significance, provide rigorous individual readings of each of his major works, whether story collections, non-fiction, or novels, and address the key themes and concerns of these works, including aesthetics, politics, religion and spirituality, race, and post-humanism. This wide-ranging volume is a necessary resource for understanding an author now widely regarded as one of the most influential and important of his time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Historical and Cultural Contexts: 1. Slacker redemption: Wallace and generation X Marshall Boswell\u003cbr\u003e 2. Wallace and American literature Andrew Hoberek\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wallace's 'bad influence' Lee Konstantinou\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Early Works, Story Collections, and Non-Fiction: 4. Broom of the System and Girl with Curious Hair Matthew Luter\u003cbr\u003e 5. Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Adam Kelly\u003cbr\u003e 6. Oblivion David Hering\u003cbr\u003e 7. Wallace's non-fiction Jeffrey Severs\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Major Novels: 8. Infinite Jest Mary Holland\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'Palely loitering': on not finishing (in) The Pale King Clare Hayes-Brady\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Themes and Topics: 10. Wallace's aesthetic Robert L. McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003e 11. Wallace and politics Andrew Warren\u003cbr\u003e 12. Wallace, spirituality, and religion Matthew Mullins\u003cbr\u003e 13. Wallace and race Lucas Thompson\u003cbr\u003e 14. Wallace's geographic metafiction Jurrit Daalder\u003cbr\u003e 15. David (Foster) Wallace and the (world) system Joseph Tabbi.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary companions, book reviews \u0026amp; guides [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary companions, book reviews \u0026amp; guides\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20companions,%20book%20reviews%20\u0026amp;%20guides%20%5BDSRC%5D%22\"\u003eDSRC\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: from c 1900 - [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: from c 1900 -\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20from%20c%201900%20-%20%5BDSBH%5D%22\"\u003eDSBH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265671680280,"sku":"9781107195950","price":65.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107195950i.jpg?v=1692025535","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-david-foster-wallace-hardback-9781107195950","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}