Bc. Matěj Bregant

Master's thesis

The Rocket, The Zone, and Film in Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow

The Rocket, The Zone, and Film in Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow
Abstract:
Tato magisterská diplomová práce se zabývá románem Thomase Pynchona Duha gravitace z roku 1973. Tento román je analyzován prostřednictvím několika desetiletí akademické kritiky a zejména stran raketové techniky, geografie poválečného Německa a vlivu filmu. Tyto tři oddíly tvoří hlavní část práce a každá kapitola má tři podkapitoly, které zkoumají různé rysy Pynchonova románu. Duha gravitace je podrobena …more
Abstract:
This Master's Thesis deals with Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon's 1973 novel. This novel is analyzed using decades of academic criticism. The main areas of interest are rocket technology, geography of postwar Germany, and the influence of film. These three areas of interest form the main body of the thesis and each chapter has three subchapters, which examine different aspects of Pynchon's novel …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 4. 1. 2017

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 3. 2. 2017
  • Supervisor: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy
  • Reader: M.A. Jeffrey Alan Smith, Ph.D.

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