Morality, identity and narrative in the fiction of Richard Ford / Brian Duffy.

Morality, Identity and Narrative in the Fiction of Richard Ford is only the second monograph on the work of Richard Ford and the only one to deal with all three Frank Bascombe novels. The book offers comprehensive readings of the trilogy and the stories of Women with Men and A Multitude of Sins , th...

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Superior document:Costerus ; new ser., v. 176
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Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Series:Costerus ; new ser., v. 176.
Physical Description:1 online resource (369 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE SPORTSWRITER: I: FLEEING THE PAST
  • THE SPORTSWRITER: II: IMPERMANENCE AND THE PRESENT
  • INDEPENDENCE DAY: I: FROM UNITY TO FRAGMENTATION
  • INDEPENDENCE DAY: II: LAISSEZ-FAIRE AND ISOLATION
  • THE LAY OF THE LAND: I: AMERICA DIVIDED
  • THE LAY OF THE LAND: II: THE RETURN OF THE PAST
  • “THE WOMANIZER”: IDENTITY AND THE GOOD
  • “OCCIDENTALS”: AMERICANS IN PARIS
  • A MULTITUDE OF SINS: ACTS AND CONSEQUENCES
  • “CALLING”: THE NARRATIVE CURE
  • “REUNION”: TIME AND NARRATIVE
  • “CHARITY”: MARRIAGE AND IDENTITY
  • “ABYSS”: THE FALL
  • CONCLUSION
  • INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD FORD
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX.