Book contents
- Don DeLillo In Context
- Don DeLillo In Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Context, Content, Conflict
- Part I Places
- Part II History and Politics
- Part III Media and Pop Culture
- Part IV Literary Contexts
- Part V Material Contexts
- Part VI Social and Cultural Constructions
- Part VII Writing and Writers
- Chapter 29 The Concept of Authorship
- Chapter 30 The Writing Process
- Chapter 31 Advertising
- Conclusion: Don DeLillo’s Literary Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
- References
Conclusion: Don DeLillo’s Literary Legacy
DeLillo As Context
from Part VII - Writing and Writers
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Book contents
- Don DeLillo In Context
- Don DeLillo In Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Context, Content, Conflict
- Part I Places
- Part II History and Politics
- Part III Media and Pop Culture
- Part IV Literary Contexts
- Part V Material Contexts
- Part VI Social and Cultural Constructions
- Part VII Writing and Writers
- Chapter 29 The Concept of Authorship
- Chapter 30 The Writing Process
- Chapter 31 Advertising
- Conclusion: Don DeLillo’s Literary Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter places DeLillo within the context of his contemporaries, but also examines his influence on the next generation of writers, examining what we are able to understand today about his literary legacy.
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- Don DeLillo In Context , pp. 309 - 317Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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