Monstrous Technology in Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge: The
Internet as Terror and Transformation

J 2023

Monstrous Technology in Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge: The Internet as Terror and Transformation

ŠALAMOUN, Jiří

Základní údaje

Originální název

Monstrous Technology in Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge: The Internet as Terror and Transformation

Autoři

ŠALAMOUN, Jiří (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

CRITIQUE-STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY FICTION, UNITED STATES, ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2023, 0011-1619

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60205 Literary theory

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.200 v roce 2022

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14410/23:00131481

Organizační jednotka

Pedagogická fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00111619.2023.2242765

UT WoS

001049848000001

Klíčová slova anglicky

Pynchon - technology - Internet - monstrosity - transformation

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 1. 8. 2024 09:16, Mgr. Daniela Marcollová

Anotace

V originále

This article argues that Pynchon’s portrayal of technology and the Internet in Bleeding Edge (2013) should be read as an example of the monstrous since it embodies its two key features: the ability to terrorize and transform. The paper shows that the Internet in Bleeding Edge is not only monstrous, as it can devour the life essence of its users, but also transformative, as it shocks them to such an extent that they can reassess their beliefs and can thus address new looming realities in productive ways. The paper shows this finding to be at odds with most research on the role of technology in Pynchon’s work and identifies a key benefit of Pynchon’s complex portrayal of the Internet in Bleeding Edge, which can enable better handling of the increasing presence of technology in the 21st century and making its presence and the accompanying transformations less terrifying.

Citovat

ŠALAMOUN, Jiří. Monstrous Technology in Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge: The Internet as Terror and Transformation. CRITIQUE-STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY FICTION. UNITED STATES: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2023, Neuveden, Neuvedeno, s. 1-10. ISSN 0011-1619. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00111619.2023.2242765.

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ŠALAMOUN, Jiří. Monstrous Technology in Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge: The Internet as Terror and Transformation. \textit{CRITIQUE-STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY FICTION}. UNITED STATES: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR \&{} FRANCIS LTD, 2023, Neuveden, Neuvedeno, s.~1-10. ISSN~0011-1619. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00111619.2023.2242765.

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