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Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers Ser.: Tom Wolfe : A Critical Companion by Brian Ragen (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-100313313830
ISBN-139780313313837
eBay Product ID (ePID)2003845
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
Publication NameTom Wolfe : a Critical Companion
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, American / General
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorBrian Ragen
SeriesCritical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2001-050128
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Ragen does an excellent job of explaining the characteristics of realistic-fiction writing and of placing it in context....extremely accessible." School Library Journal, "Ragen does an excellent job of explaining the characteristics of realistic-fiction writing and of placing it in context....extremely accessible."- School Library Journal
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal818/.5409
Table Of ContentThe Life of Tom Wolfe Tom Wolfe's Place in Contemporary Literature Short Stories: The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby (1965) and The Pump House Gang (1968) The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968) Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak-Catchers (1970) The Right Stuff (1979) The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987) A Man in Full (1999) Bibliography Index
SynopsisIncludes 20 KJV Gift and Award Bibles with Purple Bonded Leather-Look"Binding (0310941350) at a special case quantity discount price for ministry use and gift giving., Always controversial, Tom Wolfe's writings inarguably have had enduring cultural impact through the decades, starting with his short stories in the 1960s and the publication of his first nonfiction novel, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968). This book offers the fullest treatment of Wolfe's life and literary output available to date, with full analysis of his major works including The Right Stuff (1979), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987), and his most recent novel A Man in Full (1999). With insightful historical perspectives to Wolfe's literary and cultural contributions, this book situates all the book-length works both in the context of Wolfe's own life and of the literary forms he either shaped or rebelled against. Wolfe's readers will enjoy the fascinating account of his personal and professional life. A full chapter is devoted to exploring Wolfe's place in contemporary American literature, which places the writer alongside other notable writers who made their start in journalism, including Twain and Hemingway. In addition to the discussions of character and plot development for each book, Wolfe's thematic concerns are also fully explored so that readers will be able to understand and appreciate his ideas on society, religion, and gender. Each work is illuminated from an interesting literary perspective, which includes a feminist reading of Radical Chic , a religious reading of A Man in Full , and a reading that places the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test in the tradition of the picaresque novel. A select bibliography, including reviews, completes this companion.
LC Classification NumberPS3573
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