Kaye Gibbons A Literary Companion |
|
Author:
| Snodgrass, Mary Ellen |
Series title: | McFarland Literary Companions Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4766-1119-8 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2007 |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
|
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book 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...
More 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.