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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: Spatial History and Literary Practice

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    Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
    Publication Date: 13/12/2022
    ISBN13: 9781474497541, 978-1474497541
    ISBN10: 1474497543

    Number of Pages: 248

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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    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.

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