John Jakes a critical companion
Title:
John Jakes a critical companion
Author:
Jones, Mary Ellen, 1937-
ISBN:
9780313008320
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 225 p.)
Series:
Critical companions to popular contemporary writers,
Critical companions to popular contemporary writers.
Contents:
Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; PART I: BIOGRAPHY AND GENRES; 1. "The People's Author": The Life of John Jakes; 2. From Apprentice to Master Craftsman: The Many Genres of John Jakes; PART II: THE KENT FAMILY CHRONICLES; 3. The Bastard (1974); 4. The Rebels (1975); 5. The Seekers (1975) and The Furies (1976); 6. The Titans (1976); 7. The Warriors (1977); 8. The Lawless (1978); 9. The Americans (1980); PART III: NEW BEGINNINGS; 10. North and South (1982), Love and War (1984), and Heaven and Hell (1987); 11. California Gold (1989); 12. Homeland (1993); Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D.
Abstract:
John Jakes, often called the people's author and godfather of the historical novel, has made American history come to life in his series The Kent Family Chronicles and The North and South Trilogy. Through these novels, Jakes conveys the sweep of American history, both its glory and its grim scenes, from the American Revolution to the opening moments of the 20th century. Never glossing over the nation's flaws (slavery, materialism, a double-edged Manifest Destiny), Jakes nevertheless affirms American values. This is the first full-length critical study of his work. It examines in detail Jakes'
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