A Gravity's Rainbow Companion - Sources And Contexts for Pynchon's Novel

Informationen zum Autor STEVEN WEISENBURGER is Mossiker Chair in Humanities and chair of the English Department at Southern Methodist University. His books include Fables of Subversion (Georgia) and Modern Medea . Klappentext Serves as a guide to Thomas Pynchon's ""Gravity's Rainbow"". This title takes the reader page by page, often line by line, through the welter of historical references, scientific data, cultural fragments, anthropological research, jokes, and puns around which Pynchon wove his story. Zusammenfassung A completely updated edition of Steven Weisenburger's indispensable guide to Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Weisenburger takes the reader page by page, often line by line, through the welter of historical references, scientific data, cultural fragments, anthropological research, jokes, and puns around which Pynchon wove his story.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Weisenburger, Steven C. Weisenburger
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2006
• EAN: 9780820328072
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-2807-2
• No. of pages: 440
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 231 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Amerika, Literature - Classics / Criticism, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General