Pynchon in Popular Magazines

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An interesting recent article which considers the original publication
contexts of 'The Secret Integration' and those two excerpts from _Lot 49_
which appeared as self-contained stories in 'Esquire' and 'Cavalier':

Title: Pynchon in Popular Magazines.
Authors: Young, John K.
Source: Critique; Summer2003, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p389, 16p
Abstract: Discusses the significance of studying stories by Thomas Pynchon
within their full textual history in understanding his place within popular
media and his responses to the consumer culture through which he developed
his initial authorial image. Background on an argument for the political
engagement of postmodernism; Role of materialist criticism in literary
scholarship; Examination of Pynchon as a professional author.
Full Text Word Count: 7948

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