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 novels
Deploys an innovative methodology combining aspects of cultural geography and literary criticism, extending recent work in literary geographies
Presents expansive and detailed readings of each of Wallace’s novels, drawing new connections between these texts and their historical context
Makes extensive original use of archival sources to elucidate the spatial aspects of Wallace’s literary practice
The 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.
The 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.
Année:
2022
Editeur::
Edinburgh University Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
248
ISBN 10:
147449756X
ISBN 13:
9781474497565
Fichier:
PDF, 1.24 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2022