The fictional world of William Hoffman : edited by William L. Frank.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frank, William L., 1929-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hoffman, William, 1925-2009--Criticism and interpretation.

Hoffman, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this collection of nine essays, authors and critics analyze and evaluate Hoffman's work. Attention is given to the principal themes of honor, courage, love, sacrifice, and religion, especially as they are developed in Hoffman's war novels, short fiction, and later philosophical novels. All 11 of his novels are discussed, six in detail. Three essays focus on his short fiction. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

Introduction / George Core

Taking measure : violent intruders in William Hoffman's short fiction / Fred Chappell

American Adam in the southern wasteland : William Hoffman's Follow Me Home and the ethics of redemption / Gordon Van Ness

"To cause no one pain" : the ethical imperative in William Hoffman's literature / Ron Buchanan

Novels of William Hoffman : one writer's spiritual odyssey from World War II to the twenty-first century / William L. Frank

Life without end : two novels about World War II by William Hoffman / George Garrett

Mary Poppins's mouth / Dabney Stuart

Faith and time : William Hoffman's view of the future in The Dark Mountains / Martha E. Cook

A modern parable : sowing and reaping in Furors Die / Jeanne R. Nostrandt

Bibliography / compiled by Jeanne R. Nostrandt.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-151) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6219-8

OCLC:

45844248