| Kaye Gibbons Contributor(s): Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786429437 ISBN-13: 9780786429431 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $59.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: With novels like Ellen Foster and A Virtuous Woman, award-winning writer Kaye Gibbons has gained both critical acclaim and a large, devoted following among readers. This literary companion equips the reader with information about characters, plots, dates, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from the bestselling author's works. After an annotated chronology of Gibbons? life, the work presents 103 A-Z entries that include Snodgrass's analysis, cover the writings of reviewers and critics, and provide selected bibliographies. Appendices offer an historical timeline with references to corresponding historical events from Gibbons? novels, along with a list of 42 topics for group or individual research projects. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | Reference |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2006102822 |
| Series: McFarland Literary Companion |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 7.18" W x 9.94" (1.45 lbs) 379 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With novels like Ellen Foster and A Virtuous Woman, award-winning writer Kaye Gibbons has gained both critical acclaim and a large, devoted following among readers. This literary companion equips the reader with information about characters, plots, dates, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from the bestselling author's works. After an annotated chronology of Gibbons' life, the work presents 103 A-Z entries that include Snodgrass's analysis, cover the writings of reviewers and critics, and provide selected bibliographies. Appendices offer an historical timeline with references to corresponding historical events from Gibbons' novels, along with a list of 42 topics for group or individual research projects. |