| Pynchon's Against the Day: A Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide Contributor(s): Severs, Jeffrey (Author), Leise, Christopher (Author), Benton, Graham (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1611490642 ISBN-13: 9781611490640 Publisher: University of Delaware Press OUR PRICE: $126.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2010053749 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Pynchon's longest novel to date, Against the Day (2006), excited diverse and energetic opinions when it appeared on bookstore shelves nine years after the critically acclaimed Mason & Dixon. Its wide-ranging plot covers nearly three decades--from the 1893 World's Fair to the years just after World War I--and follows hundreds of characters within its 1085 pages. The book's eleven essays by established luminaries and emerging voices in the field of Pynchon criticism, address a significant aspect of the novel's manifold interests. By focusing on three major thematic trajectories (the novel's narrative strategies; its commentary on science, belief, and faith; and its views on politics and economics), the contributors contend that Against the Day is not only a major addition to Pynchon's already impressive body of work, but also a defining moment in the emergence of twenty-first century American literature. |
