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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b10944785.
- catalog coverage "Louisiana In literature.".
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-162) and index.".
- catalog description "ch. 1. Life of Ernest J. Gaines -- ch. 2. Genres -- ch. 3. Catherine Carmier (1964) -- ch. 4. Of love and dust (1967) -- ch. 5. Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971) -- ch. 6. In my father's house (1978) -- ch. 7. Gathering of old men (1938) -- ch. 8. Lesson before dying (1994) -- ch. 9. Short stories: Bloodline (1968).".
- catalog extent "xi, 167 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Ernest J. Gaines.".
- catalog identifier "0313302863 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Ernest J. Gaines.".
- catalog isPartOf "Critical companions to popular contemporary writers, 1082-4979".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press,".
- catalog relation "Ernest J. Gaines.".
- catalog spatial "Louisiana In literature.".
- catalog subject "813/.54 21".
- catalog subject "African Americans in literature.".
- catalog subject "Gaines, Ernest J., 1933- Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "PS3557.A355 Z62 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "ch. 1. Life of Ernest J. Gaines -- ch. 2. Genres -- ch. 3. Catherine Carmier (1964) -- ch. 4. Of love and dust (1967) -- ch. 5. Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971) -- ch. 6. In my father's house (1978) -- ch. 7. Gathering of old men (1938) -- ch. 8. Lesson before dying (1994) -- ch. 9. Short stories: Bloodline (1968).".
- catalog title "Ernest J. Gaines : a critical companion / Karen Carmean.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".