The Resource Morality, identity and narrative in the fiction of Richard Ford, Brian Duffy
Morality, identity and narrative in the fiction of Richard Ford, Brian Duffy
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The item Morality, identity and narrative in the fiction of Richard Ford, Brian Duffy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- 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, thus bringing critical work on Ford up to date. Richard Ford insists that fiction contain a "moral vision", and this study takes up that challenge by investigating Ford's characters through the interconnections of morality, identity and narrative. It draws on the moral theories of Alasdair MacIntyre a
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (368 pages)
- Contents
-
- Introduction; chapter 1 the sportswriter i: fleeing the past; chapter 2 the sportswriter ii: impermanence and the present; chapter 3 independence day i: from unity to fragmentation; chapter 4 independence day ii: laissez-faire and isolation; chapter 5 the lay of the land i: america divided; chapter 6 the lay of the land ii: the return of the past; chapter 7 "the womanizer" identity and the good; chapter 8 "occidentals" americans in paris; chapter 9 amultitude of sins acts and consequences; chapter 10 "calling" the narrative cure; chapter 11 "reunion" time and narrative
- Isbn
- 9781435666047
- Label
- Morality, identity and narrative in the fiction of Richard Ford
- Title
- Morality, identity and narrative in the fiction of Richard Ford
- Statement of responsibility
- Brian Duffy
- Subject
-
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Ford, Richard, 1944-
- Ford, Richard, 1944- -- Criticism and interpretation
- Identity (Psychology) in literature
- Identity (Psychology) in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Literature and morals
- Literature and morals
- Narration (Rhetoric)
- Narration (Rhetoric)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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, thus bringing critical work on Ford up to date. Richard Ford insists that fiction contain a "moral vision", and this study takes up that challenge by investigating Ford's characters through the interconnections of morality, identity and narrative. It draws on the moral theories of Alasdair MacIntyre a
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Duffy, Brian
- Dewey number
- 813.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3556.O713
- LC item number
- Z62 2008eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Costerus
- Series volume
- new ser., v. 176
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Ford, Richard
- Literature and morals
- Identity (Psychology) in literature
- Narration (Rhetoric)
- Ford, Richard
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Identity (Psychology) in literature
- Literature and morals
- Narration (Rhetoric)
- Label
- Morality, identity and narrative in the fiction of Richard Ford, Brian Duffy
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction; chapter 1 the sportswriter i: fleeing the past; chapter 2 the sportswriter ii: impermanence and the present; chapter 3 independence day i: from unity to fragmentation; chapter 4 independence day ii: laissez-faire and isolation; chapter 5 the lay of the land i: america divided; chapter 6 the lay of the land ii: the return of the past; chapter 7 "the womanizer" identity and the good; chapter 8 "occidentals" americans in paris; chapter 9 amultitude of sins acts and consequences; chapter 10 "calling" the narrative cure; chapter 11 "reunion" time and narrative
- Control code
- 259482764
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (368 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781435666047
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)259482764
- Label
- Morality, identity and narrative in the fiction of Richard Ford, Brian Duffy
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction; chapter 1 the sportswriter i: fleeing the past; chapter 2 the sportswriter ii: impermanence and the present; chapter 3 independence day i: from unity to fragmentation; chapter 4 independence day ii: laissez-faire and isolation; chapter 5 the lay of the land i: america divided; chapter 6 the lay of the land ii: the return of the past; chapter 7 "the womanizer" identity and the good; chapter 8 "occidentals" americans in paris; chapter 9 amultitude of sins acts and consequences; chapter 10 "calling" the narrative cure; chapter 11 "reunion" time and narrative
- Control code
- 259482764
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (368 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781435666047
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)259482764
Subject
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Ford, Richard, 1944-
- Ford, Richard, 1944- -- Criticism and interpretation
- Identity (Psychology) in literature
- Identity (Psychology) in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Literature and morals
- Literature and morals
- Narration (Rhetoric)
- Narration (Rhetoric)
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