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Shawn Smith
Pynchon and History [EPUB ebook]
Metahistorical Rhetoric and Postmodern Narrative Form in the Novels of Thomas Pynchon

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Hoes van Shawn Smith: Pynchon and History (ePUB)

First Published in 2005. While many previous books on Pynchon allude to his fictional engagement with historical events and figures, this book explores Pynchon as a historical novelist and, by extension, historical thinker. The book interprets Pynchon”s four major novels V., Gravity”s Rainbow, Vineland, and Mason & Dixon through the prism of historical interpretation and representation. In doing so, it argues that Pynchon”s innovative narrative techniques express his philoso...

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Formaat EPUB ● Pagina’s 256 ● ISBN 9781135492717 ● Uitgeverij Taylor and Francis ● Gepubliceerd 2013 ● Downloadbare 6 keer ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2832620 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM

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