Thomas Pynchon in Context

Thomas 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.

Author: Inger H. Dalsgaard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/20/2019
Pages: 410
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781108497022

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2019

About the Author
Dalsgaard, Inger H.: - Inger H. Dalsgaard is Associate Professor in American Studies at the Department of English, Aarhus Universitet, Denmark. She is the author of numerous essays and articles on Thomas Pynchon and the co-editor, with Luc Herman and Brian McHale, of The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon (Cambridge, 2012).