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Embracing Vocation : Cormac McCarthy's Writing Life, 1959-1974 by Dianne C. Luce (2023, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of South Carolina Press
ISBN-101643363557
ISBN-139781643363554
eBay Product ID (ePID)3057256881
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEmbracing Vocation : Cormac Mccarthy's Writing Life, 1959-1974
Publication Year2023
SubjectModern / 20th Century, American / General, Subjects & Themes / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorDianne C. LUCE
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight5.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2022-036498
IllustratedYes
SynopsisDevotees of Cormac McCarthy's novels are legion, and deservedly so. Embracing Vocation, which tells the tale of his journey to become one of America's greatest living writers, will be invaluable to scholars and literary critics - and to the many fans - interested in his work., Revelations on craft from a foundational scholar of Cormac McCarthy Devotees of Cormac McCarthy's novels are legion, and deservedly so. Embracing Vocation, which tells the tale of his journey to become one of America's greatest living writers, will be invaluable to scholars and literary critics--and to the many fans--interested in his work. Dianne C. Luce, a foundational scholar of McCarthy's writing, through extensive archival research, examines the first fifteen years of his career and his earliest novels. Novel by novel, Luce traces each book's evolution. In the process she unveils McCarthy's working processes as well as his personal, literary, and professional influences, highlighting his ferocious devotion to both his craft and burgeoning art. Luce invites us to see the fascinating evolution of an American author with a unique vision all his own. Until there is a full-on biography, this study, along with Luce's previous, Reading the World: Cormac McCarthy's Tennessee Period, is the finest available portrait of an American genius unfolding., Revelations on craft from a foundational scholar of Cormac McCarthy Devotees of Cormac McCarthy's novels are legion, and deservedly so. Embracing Vocation, which tells the tale of his journey to become one of America's greatest living writers, will be invaluable to scholars and literary critics-and to the many fans-interested in his work. Dianne C. Luce, a foundational scholar of McCarthy's writing, through extensive archival research, examines the first fifteen years of his career and his earliest novels. Novel by novel, Luce traces each book's evolution. In the process she unveils McCarthy's working processes as well as his personal, literary, and professional influences, highlighting his ferocious devotion to both his craft and burgeoning art. Luce invites us to see the fascinating evolution of an American author with a unique vision all his own. Until there is a full-on biography, this study, along with Luce's previous, Reading the World: Cormac McCarthy's Tennessee Period, i s the finest available portrait of an American genius unfolding.
LC Classification NumberPS3563.C337Z759 2023
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