Pynchon and History : Metahistorical Rhetoric and Postmodern Narrative Form in the Novels of Thomas Pynchon [1 ed.] 9781135492649, 9780415975438

First Published in 2005. While many previous books on Pynchon allude to his fictional engagement with historical events

162 59 507KB

English Pages 257 Year 2005

Pynchon and History : Metahistorical Rhetoric and Postmodern Narrative Form in the Novels of Thomas Pynchon [1 ed.]
9781135492649, 9780415975438

Tony Tanner provides a brief, comprehensive introduction to his work. Against the background of Pynchon the man, this bo

452 51 5MB Read more

Criticism and Interpretation on Pynchon's major works

280 37 8MB Read more

441 55 11MB Read more

self-explanatory title

518 56 21MB Read more

Thomas Moore surveys all the major, and often confusing, backgrounds in Gravity's Rainbow to help Pynchon's re

648 69 34MB Read more

177 52 6MB Read more

An overview of the work of Pynchon and its relationship to the counterculture of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

153 12 1MB Read more

self-explanatory title

453 61 22MB Read more

Companion collection of literary criticism on "Mason and Dixon", with contributions by some of the preeminent

166 39 15MB Read more

An overview of the work of Pynchon and its relationship to the counterculture of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

495 21 1MB Read more