Mason & Dixon & Pynchon
By: Charles Clerc.
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Pynchon, Thomas.; Mason, Charles, 1728-1786 -- In literature.; Dixon, Jeremiah -- In literature.; Biographical fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Frontier and pioneer life in literature.; Scientists in literature.; British in literature.; Pennsylvania -- In literature.; Maryland -- In literature.
Other titles: Mason and Dixon and Pynchon
Description: "Charles Clerc's "Mason & Dixon & Pynchon" is the first book-length critical study of Thomas Pynchon's latest novel. Clerc's study approaches the novel from a variety of perspectives, including historical and literary. Substantial attention is given to the time period. A survey of over 50 critical responses to the book and excerpts from the journal of Mason and Dixon are also included."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.