PYNCHON'S POETICS
Interfacing Theory and Text
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Published:1st Nov '92
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A provocative, intelligent analysis of Pynchon's major works
An analysis of Pynchon's major works such as " V", "The Crying of Lot 49", "Gravity's Rainbow", and "Vineland". This title examines these works in the light of poststructuralist thought and literary theory, investigating the notion of subjectivity and the relations between the subject, culture, and language.Pynchon's Poetics
is a provocative, intelligent analysis of V., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity's
Rainbow, and Vineland. Hanjo Berrssem examines these works in the
light of post-structuralist thought and literary theory, investigating the notion
of subjectivity and the relations between the subject, culture, and language.
"A masterly study of subjectivity in Pynchon's work. Berressem knows his theory -- Lacan, Derrida, Baudrillard -- and his Pynchon inside out. The reader interested in theory and the reader interested in practical criticism will both find much to admire and use here." -- John M. Krafft, a founding editor, Pynchon Notes
ISBN: 9780252062483
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
Weight: 399g
288 pages