Blood on the Tracks: Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, and (Un)popular Music from Britney to Black Metal
(2019)
Journal Article
Thomas, S. (2019). Blood on the Tracks: Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, and (Un)popular Music from Britney to Black Metal. Orbit: A Journal of American Literature, 7(1), 1-55. https://doi.org/10.16995/orbit.788
This article explores Pynchon’s allusions to popular (and unpopular) music in Bleeding Edge (2013). I argue that Pynchon’s engagement with music can not only be understood in terms of its periodizing function but also as an intricate practice of hist... Read More about Blood on the Tracks: Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, and (Un)popular Music from Britney to Black Metal.