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1 online resource (xi, 167 pages). |
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Critical companions to popular contemporary writers, 1082-4979 |
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Critical companions to popular contemporary writers. 1082-4979
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-162) and index. |
| Contents |
chapter 1. Life of Ernest J. Gaines -- chapter 2. Genres -- chapter 3. Catherine Carmier (1964) -- chapter 4. Of love and dust (1967) -- chapter 5. Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971) -- chapter 6. In my father's house (1978) -- chapter 7. Gathering of old men (1938) -- chapter 8. Lesson before dying (1994) -- chapter 9. Short stories: Bloodline (1968). |
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| Summary |
Drawing on his Louisiana past, Ernest J. Gaines creates a fictional world representative of the human experience. His work explores both the complex racial relationships so much a part of Southern history and culture, and the unwritten and unspoken conventions of caste and class. Often structured around journeys of discovery, Gaines' works affirm the integrity of the individual and the unequivocal place in American life for Americans of African descent. This study offers a clear, accessible reading of Gaines' fiction. It analyzes in turn all of Gaines' novels from Catherine Carmier (1964) to A Lesson Before Dying (1994), as well as his collection of short stories, Bloodline (1968). A complete bibliography of Gaines' fiction, as well as selected reviews and criticism, completes the study. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019
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Gaines, Ernest J., 1933- (OCoLC)fst00004812
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Gaines, Ernest J.
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African Americans in literature.
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Louisiana -- In literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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African Americans in literature. (OCoLC)fst00799727
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Literature. (OCoLC)fst00999953
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Louisiana. (OCoLC)fst01207035
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carmean, Karen. Ernest J. Gaines. Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, ©1998 0313302863 (DLC) 97048578 (OCoLC)37981702 |
| ISBN |
0313317259 (electronic bk.) |
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9780313317255 (electronic bk.) |
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