Reading William Kennedy / Michael Patrick Gillespie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillespie, Michael Patrick.

Series:

Irish studies (Syracuse, N.Y.)

Irish studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennedy, William, 1928---Criticism and interpretation.

Kennedy, William.

Kennedy, William, 1928-.

Criticism and interpretation.

Albany (N.Y.)--In literature.

Albany (N.Y.).

Irish Americans in literature.

Physical Description:

xix, 198 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2002.

Summary:

This eminently readable book provides a helpful introduction to students and others interested in the popular writer's work.

Contents:

Part 1 Apprenticeship

1. William Kennedy's Albany 3

2. The Ink Truck as Prelude 18

Part 2 Independence

3. Legs and the Pursuit of Knowledge 37

4. The Emergence of Self in Billy Phelan's Greatest Game 60

5. Ironweed and the Consequences of Resurrection 83

Part 3 Maturity

6. The Consequences of Time in Quinn's Book 109

7. The Centering of Very Old Bones 126

8. The Cyclical Impulse of The Flaming Corsage 146

9. The Siege of Vicksburg and the Battle at Grand View 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193) and index.

ISBN:

081562929X

0815607245

OCLC:

47892597