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David Foster Wallace in Context (Literature in Context) - Hardcover

 
9781316513323: David Foster Wallace in Context (Literature in Context)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1316513327 ISBN 13: 9781316513323
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2022

Synopsis

David Foster Wallace is regarded as one of the most important American writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book introduces readers to the literary, philosophical and political contexts of Wallace's work. An accessible and useable resource, this volume conceptualizes his work within long-standing critical traditions and with a new awareness of his importance for American literary studies. It shows the range of issues and contexts that inform the work and reading of David Foster Wallace, connecting his writing to diverse ideas, periods and themes. Essays cover topics on gender, sex, violence, race, philosophy, poetry and geography, among many others, guiding new and long-standing readers in understanding the work and influence of this important writer.

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About the Author

Clare Hayes-Brady is Associate Professor in American Literature at University College Dublin. She is the author of The Unspeakable Failures of David Foster Wallace: Language, Identity, and Resistance (2016).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1316513327
ISBN 13 
9781316513323
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
375
Editor
Hayes-Brady Clare