Pynchon and the Political

by Samuel Thomas

Thomas Pynchon's writing has been widely regarded as an exemplary form of postmodern fiction. It is characterized as genre-defying and enigmatic, as a series of complex and esoteric language games. This study attempts to demonstrate, however, that an oblique yet compelling sense of the "political" Pynchon disappers all too easily under the mantle of postmodernity. Innovative and unsettling discussions of freedom, war, labor, poverty, community, democracy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415809142
• ISBN13: 9780415809146
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"