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Pynchon and the Political.

Thomas Pynchon's writing has been widely regarded as an exemplary form of postmodern fiction. It is characterized as genre-defying and enigmatic, as a series of complex and esoteric language games. This study attempts to demonstrate, however, that an oblique yet compelling sense of the "po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, Samuel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2007.
Colección:Studies in major literary authors.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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