惑星的ピンチョン：歴史・モダニティ・人新世 Planetary Pynchon : History, Modernity, and the Anthropocene

著者名：Andersen, Tore Rye

Cambridge University Press（2023/08/24発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781009377577
• eISBN：9781009377591

Description

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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Pynchon's Global Trilogy; 2. Mason & Dixon: History at the Crossroads; 3. Against the Day: From World Fair to World War; 4. Gravity's Rainbow: Immachination at the End of the Line; 5. Pynchon's Literary Evolution; 6. Planetary Pynchon.