William T. Vollmann A Critical Companion |
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Editor:
| Coffman, Christopher K. Lukes, Daniel |
Contribution by:
| Bauer, Georg Bolte, Carla Chandler, Aaron Corcoran, Heather Cox, John K. Elliott, Okla Franco, James Franzen, Jonathan Glawogger, Michael Gusev, Mariya Jensen, Joshua Juvelis, Priscilla Liebtag, Miles McCaffery, Larry Palleau-Papin, Françoise Petro, Melissa Rothacker, Jordan A. Santin, Bryan Smith, Geoffrey D. Speaker, Mary Austin Walonen, Michael K. Wisner, Buell |
ISBN: | 978-1-61149-510-2 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $255.00 |
Book Description:
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This book is the first collection of essays on the works of William T. Vollmann. It offers a comprehensive overview of his writings through scholarly essays and nonscholarly reflections that assess his oeuvrein terms of four conceptual categories: social, historical, political, and methodological. Taken together, these pieces place Vollmann among his peers in contemporary North American literature and open up new avenues for readers to negotiate the many challenges and rewards his...
More DescriptionThis book is the first collection of essays on the works of William T. Vollmann. It offers a comprehensive overview of his writings through scholarly essays and nonscholarly reflections that assess his oeuvrein terms of four conceptual categories: social, historical, political, and methodological. Taken together, these pieces place Vollmann among his peers in contemporary North American literature and open up new avenues for readers to negotiate the many challenges and rewards his texts present.