{"product_id":"thomas-pynchon-in-context-hardback-9781108497022","title":"Thomas Pynchon in Context (Hardback) 9781108497022","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThomas Pynchon in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis collection analyzes and explains the central contexts and themes relevant to Thomas Pynchon's fiction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eInger H. Dalsgaard (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108497022, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 June 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e410 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm, 0.71 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'The contents are wide-ranging and include narrative strategies and topics Pynchon frequently uses. Also of value are evaluations of important critical studies available in print and on the internet, and a history of responses to Pynchon's work.' L. Schachterle, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThomas Pynchon in Context guides students, scholars and other readers through the global scope and prolific imagination of Pynchon's challenging, canonical work, providing the most up-to-date and authoritative scholarly analyses of his writing. This book is divided into three parts. The first, 'Times and Places', sets out the history and geographical contexts both for the setting of Pynchon's novels and his own life. The second, 'Culture, Politics and Society', examines twenty important and recurring themes which most clearly define Pynchon's writing - ranging from ideas in philosophy and the sciences to humor and pop culture. The final part, 'Approaches and Readings', outlines and assesses ways to read and understand Pynchon. Consisting of Forty-four essays written by some of the world's leading scholars, this volume outlines the most important contexts for understanding Pynchon's writing and helps readers interpret and reference his literary work.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChronology John M. Krafft\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Inger H. Dalsgaard\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Times and Places: 1. Biography John M. Krafft\u003cbr\u003e 2. Letters, manuscripts and juvenilia Albert Rolls\u003cbr\u003e 3. Nonfiction Katie Muth\u003cbr\u003e 4. East Coast Christopher Leise\u003cbr\u003e 5. West Coast Scott McClintock and John Miller\u003cbr\u003e 6. Europe and Asia J. Paul Narkunas\u003cbr\u003e 7. Africa and Latin America Michael Harris\u003cbr\u003e 8. Geographies and mapping Sascha Pöhlmann\u003cbr\u003e 9. Eighteenth century Elizabeth Jane Wall Hinds\u003cbr\u003e 10. Nineteenth century Paolo Simonetti\u003cbr\u003e 11. Twentieth century Steven Weisenburger\u003cbr\u003e 12. Twenty-first century Celia Wallhead\u003cbr\u003e 13. History and metahistory David Cowart\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Culture, Politics and Society: 14. Family Mark W. Rohland\u003cbr\u003e 15. Sex and gender Ali Chetwynd and Georgios Maragos\u003cbr\u003e 16. Humor Doug Haynes\u003cbr\u003e 17. Pop culture Eric Sandberg\u003cbr\u003e 18. Music and sound Justin St Clair\u003cbr\u003e 19. Film and TV John Dugdale\u003cbr\u003e 20. Real estate and the Internet Inger H. Dalsgaard\u003cbr\u003e 21. Politics and counterculture Joanna Freer\u003cbr\u003e 22. Drugs and hippies Umberto Rossi\u003cbr\u003e 23. Ecology and the environment Christopher K. Coffman\u003cbr\u003e 24. Capitalism and class Jeffrey Severs\u003cbr\u003e 25. War and power Dale Carter\u003cbr\u003e 26. Conspiracy and paranoia Samuel Chase Coale\u003cbr\u003e 27. Terror and anarchy James Gourley\u003cbr\u003e 28. Science Gilles Chamerois\u003cbr\u003e 29. Mathematics Nina Engelhardt\u003cbr\u003e 30. Time and relativity Simon de Bourcier\u003cbr\u003e 31. Philosophy Martin Paul Eve\u003cbr\u003e 32. Religion and spirituality Richard Moss\u003cbr\u003e 33. Death and afterlife Tiina Käkelä\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Approaches and Readings: 34. Narratology Luc Herman\u003cbr\u003e 35. Genre Zofia Kolbuszewska\u003cbr\u003e 36. Postmodernism Brian McHale\u003cbr\u003e 37. Ambiguity Deborah L. Madsen\u003cbr\u003e 38. Realities Kathryn Hume\u003cbr\u003e 39. Material readings Tore Rye Andersen\u003cbr\u003e 40. Digital readings Joseph Tabbi\u003cbr\u003e 41. Internet resources Michel Ryckx and Tim Ware\u003cbr\u003e 42. Fans David Kipen\u003cbr\u003e 43. Book reviews and reception Douglas Keesey\u003cbr\u003e 44. Critical literature review Hanjo Berressem.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary reference works [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary reference works\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20reference%20works%20%5BDSR%5D%22\"\u003eDSR\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":46000140615960,"sku":"9781108497022","price":93.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108497022i.jpg?v=1696706917","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/thomas-pynchon-in-context-hardback-9781108497022","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}