The Cambridge Companion to Don DeLillo

ISBN-13: 9780521870658 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 218 str.

John N. Duvall

Opis

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

Recenzje

'The Cambridge Companion to Don DeLillo is particularly strong in providing a detailed and well structured insight into his work against the background of post-modern theory and American contemporary experience.' Maribor International Review

Spis treści

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.