{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-thomas-pynchon-hardback-9780521769747","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon (Hardback) 9780521769747","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis essential Companion to Thomas Pynchon provides all the necessary tools to unlock the challenging fiction of this postmodern master.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eInger H. Dalsgaard (Edited by), Luc Herman (Edited by), Brian McHale (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521769747, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Inger H. Dalsgaard, Luc Herman and Brian McHale\u003cbr\u003e Biographical note John M. Krafft\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Canon: 1. Early Pynchon Luc Herman\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Crying of Lot 49 and other California novels Thomas Hill Schaub\u003cbr\u003e 3. Gravity's Rainbow Steven Weisenburger\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mason and Dixon Kathryn Hume\u003cbr\u003e 5. Against the Day Bernard Duyfhuizen\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Poetics: 6. Pynchon in literary history David Cowart\u003cbr\u003e 7. Pynchon's postmodernism Brian McHale\u003cbr\u003e 8. Pynchon's intertexts David Seed\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Issues: 9. History Amy J. Elias\u003cbr\u003e 10. Politics Jeff Baker\u003cbr\u003e 11. Alterity Deborah Madsen\u003cbr\u003e 12. Science and technology Inger H. Dalsgaard\u003cbr\u003e Coda: how to read Pynchon Hanjo Berressem.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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], Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\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":46005931868440,"sku":"9780521769747","price":84.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521769747i_6e2d0904-fead-436a-9909-4750ea8d08e7.jpg?v=1691367756","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-thomas-pynchon-hardback-9780521769747","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}