When did we become aware of our modernity? This collection of 21 essays avoids the usual approach to literary history, focusing on places and times when we changed, literature changed, or perhaps we c
What is experimental literature? How has experimentation affected the course of literary history, and how is it shaping literary expression today? Literary experiment has always been diverse and chall
The most celebrated American novelist of the past half-century, an indispensable figure of postmodernism worldwide, Thomas Pynchon notoriously challenges his readers. This Companion provides tools for
"The most celebrated American novelist of the past half-century, an indispensable figure of postmodernism worldwide, Thomas Pynchon notoriously challenges his readers. This Companion provides tools fo
"Simply one of the most coherent and engaging academic books I've read in a good while."---Garret Stewart, University of IowaThe last two decades have seen a burst of renewed interest in narrative th
What is experimental literature? How has experimentation affected the course of literary history, and how is it shaping literary expression today? Literary experiment has always been diverse and chall