Planetary Pynchon: History, Modernity, and the Anthropocene (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009377577)

While Thomas Pynchon is usually described as an American author who primarily writes about American reality, Planetary Pynchon: History, Modernity, and the Anthropocene argues that his major novels, Gravity's Rainbow, Mason & Dixon, and Against the Day, can profitably be read as a global trilogy that presents a coherent historical account of how the emergence and spread of European modernity across the world have had devastating consequences for the planet and its inhabitants. This book sets a new agenda in Pynchon studies, charting his early anticipation of anthropocenic and planetary ideas, including globalization's demand for constant growth. It combines close textual readings with broad perspectives on large thematic arcs and stylistic developments across Pynchon's entire career as well as an extensive dialogue with the rich reception of his work.

Author: Tore Rye Andersen
ISBN-10: 1009377574
ISBN-13: 9781009377577
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/24/2023
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d