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Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers Ser.: James A. Michener : A Critical Companion by Marilyn S. Severson (1996, Hardcover)
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Publication Date: 1996-08-28. Number of Pages: 216. Weight: 1.14 lbs. ISBN10: 0313295387. Publisher: Greenwood.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-100313295387
ISBN-139780313295386
eBay Product ID (ePID)123729
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameJames A. Michener : a Critical Companion
Publication Year1996
SubjectGeneral, American / General, Literary
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMarilyn S. Severson
SeriesCritical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight17.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN95-050461
Dewey Edition20
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Table Of ContentSeries Foreword by Kathleen Gregory Klein The Life of James A. Michener: The World Is His Home Michener's Fiction: An Overview The Fires of Spring Hawaii Centennial Chesapeake The Covenant Space Texas Alaska Bibliography Index
SynopsisIn a career writing fiction that spans more than 40 years, James A. Michener has refined the art of telling an engrossing story while presenting massive amounts of factual information. His narratives are characterized by an acute sense of place and important themes such as human tolerance, the relationship between human beings and their environment, and the value of human courage and hard work. This study is the first to assess and analyze his fictional work in more than ten years and discusses his recent fiction, as well as his important historical fiction. The work features a biographical chapter, an overview of his fictional works, and close, critical readings of nine of his most noted novels which will be of special interest to students of American history. An opening chapter discusses his life, including his childhood, education, travels, and the path that led him to become a premier storyteller. The overview chapter examines the characteristics of his fiction and general thematic concerns and offers brief consideration of the novels not analyzed in indivual chapters. The remaining eight chapters focus on individual novels: The Fires of Spring , Hawaii , Centennial , Chesapeake , The Covenant , Space , Texas , Alaska , and Miracle in Seville . Each novel is analyzed for plot structure, characterization, and thematic elements. In addition, Severson defines and applies alternative critical perspectives from which to read the novel. A complete, up-to-date bibliography of Michener's fiction and bibliography of reviews and criticism complete the work. This up-to-date critique of Michener's work will supercede the out-of-date works on the public library shelf and will support the secondary school interdisciplinary American history/literature curriculum.
LC Classification NumberPS3525
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