Mason & Dixon & Pynchon

by Charles Clerc

Charles Clerc's Mason & Dixon & Pynchon is the first book-length critical study of Thomas Pynchon's latest novel. Clerc's study approaches the novel from a variety of perspectives, including historical and literary. Substantial attention is paid to the historical time period of Mason & Dixon. A survey of over 50 critical responses to the book and excerpts from the journal of Mason and Dixon are also included.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2000

Reviews

[Tom Quinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cogent points offered amid helpful context and easy-to-follow summaries of some challenging M&D sections, but that all goes out the window when the author uses "hues closely" instead of "hews closely" which is a pet peeve of mine.