| Description |
xii, 203 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge companions to literature
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Cambridge companions to literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index. |
| Contents |
Power of history and the persistence of mystery / John N. Duvall -- DeLillo and modernism / Philip Nel -- DeLillo, postmodernism, postmodernity / Peter Knight -- DeLillo and media culture / Peter Boxall -- DeLillo's apocalyptic satires / Joseph Dewey -- DeLillo and the political thriller / Tim Engles -- White noise / Stacy Olster -- Libra / Jeremy Green -- Underworld / Patrick O'Donnell -- DeLillo and masculinity / Ruth Helyer -- DeLillo's Dedalian artists / Mark Osteen -- DeLillo and the power of language / David Cowart -- DeLillo and mystery / John A. McClure -- Writing amid the ruins : 9/11 and Cosmopolis / Joseph M. Conte. |
| Summary |
"Don DeLillo's novels are admired and studied for their narrative technique, political themes, and prophetic commentary on the cultural crises affecting contemporary America. This Companion charts the shape of DeLillo's career, his relation to twentieth-century aesthetics, and his major themes. It also provides in-depth assessments of his best-known novels, White Noise, Libra, and Underworld, which have become required reading not only for students of American literature, but for all interested in the history and the future of American culture."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
DeLillo, Don -- Criticism and interpretation.
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DeLillo, Don. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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DeLillo, Don. |
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Whitman College -- Memorial bookplates -- Class of 1951. |
| Added Author |
Duvall, John N. (John Noel), 1956-
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| ISBN |
9780521690898 paperback |
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9780521870658 |
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0521870658 |
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0521690897 paperback |
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