Flying on Bartók’s Scale: Polymodality as a Transformative Force in Thomas Pynchon’s and Don DeLillo’s Renditions of Financial Futures

Beschreibung

Bartók’s music and his concept of “polymodality” play signficant role in Thomas Pynchon’s critique of financial futures. This paper aims to discuss Bartók’s concept of polymodality in Pynchon’s work — pointing to the transformative power inherent in his unique concept. This involves the integration of folk and classical music to compose tales of loss and exile, simultaneously heralding a new beginning — an aesthetic enigma on a cosmic scale, which connects with the theme of capitalism and the search for future systems of value exchange in Pynchon’s narrative. In further compares Pynchon's and DeLillo's use of sound and their particular allusions to the Second Viennese School as means of capitalist critique and their take on future money.

Zeitraum	20 Juni 2024
Ereignistitel	International Pynchon Week: Global Encounters
Veranstaltungstyp	Konferenz
Ort	Belgrade, SerbienAuf Karte anzeigen
Bekanntheitsgrad	International