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Richard Ford and the Ends of Realism / Ian McGuire.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGuire, Ian.
- Series:
- New American canon.
- New American canon
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ford, Richard, 1944---Criticism and interpretation.
- Ford, Richard.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (162 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "An original exploration of the work of writer Richard Ford in the context of its place within contemporary debates about the possible role, meaning of, and value of literary realism in a postmodern age"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. "This Balancing of Urgent Forces": Richard Ford's Pragmatic Realism; One. The Lie of Literature and the Work of Mourning: The Sportswriter and Rock Springs; Two. Independence Day and the Limits of Pragmatism; Three. "Spoiled People": Narcissism and the Decentered Self in Women with Men; Four. "What Was That Thing She Was?": Realism, Postmodernism, and the Fragmented Body in A Multitude of Sins; Five. "Everything Good Is on the Highway": Permanence and Transition in The Lay of the Land; Conclusion. Canada and the Hazards of Normality; Notes
- BibliographyIndex
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781609383442
- 1609383443
- OCLC:
- 939263126
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