Swartzlander: Ulysses and GR

[hilary y]

Jbor (?)
  
  I would love to see the pdf for this!
  thanks,
  
  Hilary

jbor at bigpond.com wrote:  Essay: pdf available.

'The Tests of Reality: The Use of History in _Ulysses_ and _Gravity's 
Rainbow_'
by Susan Swartzlander. _Critique_ 29.2, 1988, pp. 133-143. 

Abstract:
Studies the use of history in _Ulysses_ and _Gravity's Rainbow_. 
Criticism linking the works of James Joyce and Thomas Pynchon; 
historical deception illustrated in _Ulysses_; search for solutions to 
the individual's problematic quest for meaning in a modern existence. 

Begins:
"Although criticism linking the works of James Joyce and Thomas Pynchon 
abounds, much of it is superficial, comparing the writers only in  
terms of their innovation, their famed length and complexity, or their 
exclusive readership. However, Edward Mendelson, in 'Gravity's 
Encyclopedia', offers a much more substantial analysis of the 
similarities between _Ulysses_ and _GR_ by describing them as 
representatives of the encyclopedic narrative. By delineating the 
characteristics of the genre, Mendelson provides an insightful context 
for viewing these novels and offers a means of examining substantial 
thematic affinities often overlooked. [...]"

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