Kaye Gibbons
A Literary Companion
Seiten
2007
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-2943-1 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-2943-1 (ISBN)
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 provides the reader with information about characters, plots, dates, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from the bestselling author's works.
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.
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.
Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 40 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women’s and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Chronology of Gibbons’s Life and Works
Gibbons’s Genealogy
Kaye Gibbons: A Literary Companion
Appendix A: Time Line of Historical and Fictional Events in Gibbons’s Works
Appendix B: Writing and Research Topics
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.6.2007 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | McFarland Literary Companions |
| Zusatzinfo | appendices, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 649 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-2943-7 / 0786429437 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-2943-1 / 9780786429431 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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