The Geographies of David Foster Wallace's Novels : : Spatial History and Literary Practice / / Laurie McRae Andrew.
Explores the relationship between geography and David Foster Wallace’s novelsDeploys an innovative methodology combining aspects of cultural geography and literary criticism, extending recent work in literary geographiesPresents expansive and detailed readings of each of Wallace’s novels, drawing ne...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English |
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Texts and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 ‘This strange, occluded place’: Regional Geography, the Midwest and The Broom of the System -- Chapter 2 ‘Abroad in the urban night’ (I): Metropolis, ‘Postmetropolis’ and Infinite Jest -- Chapter 3 ‘Abroad in the urban night’ (II): Empathy, Community and the Image of the City in Infinite Jest -- Chapter 4 What is Peoria for? (I): Postindustrial Life and the Language of Place in The Pale King -- Chapter 5 What is Peoria for? (II): Peoria, the Edge City and The Pale King -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | Explores the relationship between geography and David Foster Wallace’s novelsDeploys an innovative methodology combining aspects of cultural geography and literary criticism, extending recent work in literary geographiesPresents expansive and detailed readings of each of Wallace’s novels, drawing new connections between these texts and their historical contextMakes extensive original use of archival sources to elucidate the spatial aspects of Wallace’s literary practiceThe Geographies of David Foster Wallace's Novels takes a fresh look at David Foster Wallace’s novels through the lens of historical geography. It explores the connections between Wallace’s literary practice and the reshaping of American geographical space that resulted from the transition between Fordist and post-Fordist forms of capitalism, presenting critical readings of the novels together with analysis of manuscripts and notebooks from Wallace’s archive. Deploying an innovative methodology that combines aspects of cultural geography and literary criticism, each novel is historically situated through a spatial keyword, expanding our understanding of the connections between social context and formal innovation in Wallace’s work. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781474497565 9783110993899 9783110994810 9783110993752 9783110993738 9783110797640 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781474497565 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Laurie McRae Andrew. |