With the publication of his seminal novel White Noise, Don
DeLillo was elevated into the pantheon of great American writers.
His novels are admired and studied for their narrative technique,
political themes, and their prophetic commentary on the cultural
crises affecting contemporary America. In an age dominated by the
image, DeLillo''s fiction encourages the reader to think
historically about such matters as the Cold War, the assassination
of President Kennedy, threats to the environment, and terrorism.
This Companion charts the shape of DeLillo''s career, his relation
to twentieth-century aesthetics, and his major themes. It also
provides in-depth assessments of his best-known novels, White
Noise, Libra, and Underworld, which have become required reading
not only for students of American literature, but for all
interested in the history and the future of American culture.
Includes detailed discussions of DeLillo''s major novels ? Covers
the main themes and milestones in his career, with a chronology of
his life ? Includes guide to further reading charting the growing
number of critical studies on DeLillo
目錄:
Chronology
Introduction: The power of history and the persistence of mystery
John N. Duvall
Part I. Aesthetic and Cultural Influences: 1. DeLillo and modernism
Philip Nel
2. DeLillo, postmodernism, postmodernity Peter Knight
Part II. Early Fiction: 3. DeLillo and media culture Peter
Boxall
4. DeLillo''s apocalyptic satire Joseph Dewey
5. DeLillo and the political thriller Tim Engles
Part III. Major Novels: 6. White Noise Stacey Olster
7. Libra Jeremy Green
8. Underworld Patrick O''Donnell
Part IV. Themes and Issues: 9. DeLillo and masculinity Ruth
Helyer
10. DeLillo''s Dedealian artists Mark Osteen
11. DeLillo and the power of language David Cowart
12. DeLillo and mystery John McClure
Conclusion: Writing amid the ruins: 911 and Cosmopolis Joseph
Conte
Select bibliography
Guides to further reading
Index.