Marginal Forces/Cultural Centers: Tolson, Pynchon, and the Politics of the Canon

by Michael Bérubé

Fascinating book that compares the work and the reaction -- both by the public and, more importantly, by the academy -- to both men and their literary output. Berube delves into the post-Romantic idea that marginality conveys authenticity and examines how that notion plays out in reality.

368 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1992

About the author

Michael Bérubé is the director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities and the Paterno Family Professor in Literature at Penn State University.