Trystero World (Literary) System. Thomas Pynchon y la paranoia de la literatura mundial
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2019
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Valls Boix, J. E. (2019). Trystero World (Literary) System. Thomas Pynchon y la paranoia de la literatura mundial. 452ºF. Revista De Teoría De La Literatura Y Literatura Comparada, (20), 34–54. Recuperado a partir de https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/452f/article/view/22546
Abstract
El presente artículo desarrolla una visión crítica del paradigma de la World Literaturetal y como este ha sido formulado por autores como Damrosch o Moretti a partir de un análisis de la novela The Crying of Lot 49 de Thomas Pynchon. En primer lugar, se abordará un estudio de la novela a partir de las similitudes de la deconstrucción derridiana y el pensamiento literario de Pynchon, incidiendo en cuestiones como la herencia, la entropía o la paranoia. Estos diagnósticos ofrecerán una comprensión del lenguaje y la literatura que permitirá, en segundo lugar, cuestionar la validez y deseabilidad del proyecto de un sistema literario mundial.
This paper offers a critical analysis of the paradigm of World Literature as formulated by authors like Damrosch and Moretti through a reading of Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49. Firstly, the paper analyzes the novel by highlighting the similarities between Derridean deconstruction and Pynchon’s literary thought on notions such as inheritance, entropy, and paranoia. Secondly, and by means of the resulting conception of language and literature, the paper will question the validity and desirability of a world literary system.
This paper offers a critical analysis of the paradigm of World Literature as formulated by authors like Damrosch and Moretti through a reading of Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49. Firstly, the paper analyzes the novel by highlighting the similarities between Derridean deconstruction and Pynchon’s literary thought on notions such as inheritance, entropy, and paranoia. Secondly, and by means of the resulting conception of language and literature, the paper will question the validity and desirability of a world literary system.