A visão da história americana em O arco-íris da gravidade, de Thomas Pynchon
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https://doi.org/10.51359/1982-6850.2019.243430Keywords:
Gravity’s rainbow, Thomas Pynchon, American history, Modern historyAbstract
Panoramic presentation of the fictionalization of American history in Thomas Pynchon's Gravity’s rainbow. Three temporal references are used in the analysis: the period between 1620 and 1776, foundation of political and religious ideary that would determine the country’s self-image; 1945, moment of glorification of that self-image; 1973, year of publication of Pynchon’swork. While the first two datingscover elements ofthe plot, the last one covers the time when the USA was being put into perspective by the author, in its marginal position in the national culture. At the confluence of these perspectives, a central element in the Pynchonian fictionalization of modern history is delineated: the transition of the world-system occurred during theperiod of writing of his most celebrated work.
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