Understanding Cormac McCarthy
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature
"Frye provides extensive readings of each novel, charting the trajectory of McCarthy's development as a writer who invigorates literary culture both past and present through a blend of participation, influence, and aesthetic transformation. He explores the early works of the Ten…
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature
Steven Frye offers a comprehensive treatment of Cormac McCarthy's fiction to date, dealing with the author's aesthetic and thematic concerns, his philosophical and religious influences, and his participation in Western literary traditions. Frye provides extensive readings of eac…
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature
Named by Harold Bloom as one of the most significant American novelists of our time, Cormac McCarthy has been honored with the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award for All the Pretty Horses, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for…
"Understanding Jill McCorkle introduces readers to the novels and short story collections of Jill McCorkle's growing canon. Since 1984 McCorkle has written five novels, including The Cheer Leader and Carolina Moon, and two books of short stories - Crash Diet and Final Vinyl Days…
"Understanding Jill McCorkle introduces readers to the novels and short story collections of Jill McCorkle's growing canon. Since 1984 McCorkle has written five novels, including The Cheer Leader and Carolina Moon, and two books of short stories - Crash Diet and Final Vinyl Days…
Admitting the influence of the Southwestern humorists on Mark Twain's work, Sloane attempts to assess the parallel importance of Northeastern literary comedy, the more overt political and satirical humor that culminates in the deadpan persona of Artemus Ward. Sloane argues that …
The South was many things to Mark Twain: boyhood home, testing ground for manhood, and the principal source of creative inspiration. Although he left the South while a young man, seldom to return, it remained for him always a haunting presence, alternately loved and loathed. To …