Masterthesis for Literature in Society track on the concepts of postmodernism and post-postmodernism in the work of Jonathan Franzen, more specifically an ecocritical study on what the presence of...Show moreMasterthesis for Literature in Society track on the concepts of postmodernism and post-postmodernism in the work of Jonathan Franzen, more specifically an ecocritical study on what the presence of particular characteristics of the latter literary movement in The Corrections (2001) and Freedom (2010) could mean for the idea of climate change and how serious that is taken in novels todayShow less
Bachelor thesis | Film- en literatuurwetenschap (BA)
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Central to this thesis are Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow and David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. It is argued that both enforce an interactive reading process through circular motifs and...Show moreCentral to this thesis are Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow and David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. It is argued that both enforce an interactive reading process through circular motifs and narrative structures. These interactive, "circular" readings coincide with the novels' political and psychological themes, so form and content support each other, which contradicts some critical clichés surrounding postmodernist literature.Show less
