Abstract
Ralph Clare sees the new essay collection on William Gaddis as engaging a growing reassessment of the novelist’s work. Taking up the task of moving the scholarship past the postmodern theories that framed and determined it for some time, Clare argues that ‘The Last of Something’ turns out to be the beginning of something more. Approaches in the collection range from new forms of biographical and contextual criticism, to theories of data storage and “bare life,” but the nuance and ambition of the scholarship re-asserts the relevance of Gaddis.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Electronic Book Review |
State | Published - 8 Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- William Gaddis
- postmodernism
EGS Disciplines
- American Literature
- Literature in English, North America