عنوان

A companion to V. /

(Number (ISBN

0820322504 (alk. paper)

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0820322512 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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9780820322506 (alk. paper)

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9780820322513 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Number

b416084

Title Proper

A companion to V. /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

by J. Kerry Grant.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Athens :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Georgia Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2001.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xv, 224 p. ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-212) and index.

Text of Note

To the uninitiated, Thomas Pynchon's V. seems to defy comprehension with its open-ended and fragmented narrative, huge cast of characters (some 150 of them), and wide range of often obscure references. J. Kerry Grant's Companion to "V." takes us through the novel chapter by chapter, breaking through its daunting surface by summarizing events and clarifying Pynchon's many allusions. The Companion draws extensively from existing critical and explicative work on V. to suggest the range of interpretations that the novel can support. The hundreds of notes that comprise the Companion are keyed to the three most widely cited editions of V. Most notes are interpretive, but some also provide historical and cultural contexts or help to resurrect other nuances of meaning. Because it does not constitute a particular "reading" of, or "take" on, the novel, the Companion will appeal to a wide range of users. Rather than attempting to make final sense of the novel, the Companion exposes and demystifies Pynchon's intent to play with our conventional attitudes about fiction. - Publisher.

Pynchon, Thomas., V.

Psychological fiction, American-- History and criticism.

Class number

Book number

Grant, J. Kerry.

Date of Transaction

20140220044115.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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