Dewey, Joseph O.
Understanding Richard Powers (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781570037849
- author:
- Dewey, Joseph O.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of South Carolina Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 196
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, American,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Understanding Richard Powers: A Critical Survey This critical survey presents an introduction to one of the most important American writers to emerge in the post-Pynchon era. Joseph Dewey contends that while Powers' novels investigate pressing issues of the new millennium, the novelist is deeply interested in a thematic argument that has been at the heart of the American literary imagination since Emerson and Dickinson. Dewey places Powers in context as a major voice born within the era of television and computers, showing how his works remind readers that we have never been more connected yet never quite so alone. Through an overview of Powers' career and close readings of his novels, including Galatea 2.2, Prisoner's Dilemma, The Gold Bug Variations, Operation Wandering Soul, Gain, and Plowing the Dark, Dewey provides a nuanced understanding of this important writer. By examining Powers' thematic preoccupations, Dewey sheds light on the novelist's unique perspective on the human condition in the modern era.
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