| Barbara Kingsolver Contributor(s): Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786419512 ISBN-13: 9780786419517 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Barbara Kingsolvera writer of fiction, documentary, verse and essaysupports entertaining stories with profound themes of ecological responsibility and defense of human rights. This work is an introduction and overview of the authors literary achievements, opening with an annotated chronology of Kingsolvers life, activism, works, and awards, followed by a family tree. The 122 alphabetical entries in the main text provide data and analysis on characters, dates, historical figures and events, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from Kingsolvers works, combining insights with generous citations from primary and secondary sources. Each entry concludes with a selected bibliography. Appendices include a timeline of events in The Poisonwood Bible, a list of 46 writing and research topics, a bibliography, and a comprehensive index. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2004013457 |
| Series: McFarland Literary Companion |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.96" W x 10" (1 lbs) 239 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Barbara Kingsolver--a writer of fiction, documentary, verse and essay--supports entertaining stories with profound themes of ecological responsibility and defense of human rights. This work is an introduction and overview of the author's literary achievements, opening with an annotated chronology of Kingsolver's life, activism, works, and awards, followed by a family tree. The 122 alphabetical entries in the main text provide data and analysis on characters, dates, historical figures and events, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from Kingsolver's works, combining insights with generous citations from primary and secondary sources. Each entry concludes with a selected bibliography. Appendices include a timeline of events in The Poisonwood Bible, a list of 46 writing and research topics, a bibliography, and a comprehensive index. |