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United States Authors Series: Doris Betts: Twayne's United States Authors, cartea 689

Autor Elizabeth Evans
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 sep 1997
Twayne's United States Authors, English Authors, and World Authors Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.

Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an author's work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volume addresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writer's work.

Each volume features:

-- A critical, interpretive study and explication of the author's works

-- A brief biography of the author

-- An accessible chronology outlining the life, the work, and relevant historical context

-- Aids for further study: complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography and an index

-- A readable style presented in a manageable length

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780805778267
ISBN-10: 0805778268
Pagini: 137
Dimensiuni: 222 x 223 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Twayne Publishers
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A prominent voice in Southern literature, Doris Betts is the author of six novels and three short story collections, including Beasts of the Southern Wild (1973), Souls Raised from the Dead (1994), and The Sharp Teeth of Love (1997). Set primarily in North Carolina, Betts's fiction frequently depicts blue-collar workers and middle-class people who demonstrate perseverance, cheerfulness, and a refusal to be victimized. Her fiction reflects a strong biblical influence, everyday common sense, and durable humor. In Doris Betts - the first book-length study of Betts and her work - Elizabeth Evans presents an introduction to a writer of increasing renown. Drawing on a long association with Betts, Evans infuses her analysis with biographical details and provides expert syntheses of Betts's stories and novels, including uncollected stories and works-in-progress. Maintaining that a lack of or difficulty in achieving communion forms the dominant theme of Betts's fiction, Evans highlights key people and events shaping the writer's work: from the church-centered and patriotic Statesville, North Carolina, where Betts grew up in the aftermath of the Great Depression and during World War II, to her college contacts with writers such as Randall Jarrell, Robie Macauley, and Katherine Anne Porter.