John N. Duvall

The Cambridge Companion to Don DeLillo

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An overview of the works and career of the postmodern American author of White Noise and Underworld.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 473g
• ISBN-13: 9780521870658
• ISBN-10: 0521870658
• Artikelnr.: 23412265

Autorenporträt

John Duvall is Professor of English and American Studies at Purdue University, Indiana.

Inhaltsangabe

Chronology
Introduction: The power of history and the persistence of mystery John N. Duvall
Part I. Aesthetic and Cultural Influences: 1. DeLillo and modernism Philip Nel
2. DeLillo, postmodernism, postmodernity Peter Knight
Part II. Early Fiction: 3. DeLillo and media culture Peter Boxall
4. DeLillo's apocalyptic satire Joseph Dewey
5. DeLillo and the political thriller Tim Engles
Part III. Major Novels: 6. White Noise Stacey Olster
7. Libra Jeremy Green
8. Underworld Patrick O'Donnell
Part IV. Themes and Issues: 9. DeLillo and masculinity Ruth Helyer
10. DeLillo's Dedealian artists Mark Osteen
11. DeLillo and the power of language David Cowart
12. DeLillo and mystery John McClure
Conclusion: Writing amid the ruins: 9/11 and Cosmopolis Joseph Conte
Select bibliography
Guides to further reading
Index.