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Author:   Inger H. Dalsgaard (Aarhus Universitet, Denmark)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9781108497022

ISBN 10:   1108497020
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   20 June 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chronology John M. Krafft; Introduction Inger H. Dalsgaard; Part I. Times and Places: 1. Biography John M. Krafft; 2. Letters, manuscripts and juvenilia Albert Rolls; 3. Nonfiction Katie Muth; 4. East Coast Christopher Leise; 5. West Coast Scott McClintock and John Miller; 6. Europe and Asia J. Paul Narkunas; 7. Africa and Latin America Michael Harris; 8. Geographies and mapping Sascha Pöhlmann; 9. Eighteenth century Elizabeth Jane Wall Hinds; 10. Nineteenth century Paolo Simonetti; 11. Twentieth century Steven Weisenburger; 12. Twenty-first century Celia Wallhead; 13. History and metahistory David Cowart; Part II. Culture, Politics and Society: 14. Family Mark W. Rohland; 15. Sex and gender Ali Chetwynd and Georgios Maragos; 16. Humor Doug Haynes; 17. Pop culture Eric Sandberg; 18. Music and sound Justin St Clair; 19. Film and TV John Dugdale; 20. Real estate and the Internet Inger H. Dalsgaard; 21. Politics and counterculture Joanna Freer; 22. Drugs and hippies Umberto Rossi; 23. Ecology and the environment Christopher K. Coffman; 24. Capitalism and class Jeffrey Severs; 25. War and power Dale Carter; 26. Conspiracy and paranoia Samuel Chase Coale; 27. Terror and anarchy James Gourley; 28. Science Gilles Chamerois; 29. Mathematics Nina Engelhardt; 30. Time and relativity Simon de Bourcier; 31. Philosophy Martin Paul Eve; 32. Religion and spirituality Richard Moss; 33. Death and afterlife Tiina Käkelä; Part III. Approaches and Readings: 34. Narratology Luc Herman; 35. Genre Zofia Kolbuszewska; 36. Postmodernism Brian McHale; 37. Ambiguity Deborah L. Madsen; 38. Realities Kathryn Hume; 39. Material readings Tore Rye Andersen; 40. Digital readings Joseph Tabbi; 41. Internet resources Michel Ryckx and Tim Ware; 42. Fans David Kipen; 43. Book reviews and reception Douglas Keesey; 44. Critical literature review Hanjo Berressem.

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'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

'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 '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

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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).

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