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Roche, Linda Lee De was born on March 31, 1952 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Daughter of William Joseph and Lois May (Wilburn) Claycomb.
( From Love Story in 1970 to Prizes, his most recent best...)
From Love Story in 1970 to Prizes, his most recent bestseller, Erich Segal has created a body of fiction that testifies to the importance of traditional values and virtues in contemporary life. To drive home his views, Segal revitalizes the sentimental novel, which evokes emotion to assert moral precepts. This study, the first full-length examination of his work, explores the development of his art and analyzes each of his seven novels in turn. Pelzer shows how Segal's novels explore the parent-child relationship, the price of success, the importance of love, marriage, and human commitment, and the temptations and pressures that make it difficult for the individual to live rightly. A biographical chapter discusses Segal's career as a novelist and an academic. A chapter on genre examines his fiction in the tradition of the sentimental novel. Each novel is discussed in a separate chapter and analyzed for plot structure, characterization, thematic elements, literary devices, and style. In addition, Pelzer defines and applies a variety of alternative critical approaches to the novels to widen the reader's perspective. A complete bibliography of Segal's work as well as selected reviews and criticism complete the volume. In this study Pelzer shows how both Segal's short, sentimental tales of love and loss and his multi-character sagas, which range wide in time and place, tap into the deeply held beliefs of his readers and assert traditional values. It is this reaffirmation of values that is the source of his popular appeal to American readers.
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( Willa Cather's elegiac tales of the pioneer experience ...)
Willa Cather's elegiac tales of the pioneer experience on the American frontier continue to captivate new generations of readers. Written especially for students, this critical introduction offers insightful yet accessible criticism of Cather's most widely read novels. A full chapter examines each work, with full discussions of character development, thematic concerns, plot, critical reception, and historical contexts. Students will find this book a valuable guide to this great American author. The volume covers such enduring works as Alexander's Bridge, O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, My D'Antonia, The Professor's House, Death Comes for the Archbishop, and Shadows on the Rock. Each chapter is devoted to an individual novel and provides a full discussion of character development, thematic concerns, and plot structure. The introduction to each novel traces its genesis and its critical reception at the time of publication. The historical context sections place Cather's vision of the pioneer spirit and achievement within the context of a rapidly changing America that was in the process of abandoning its traditional values and thus risking its source of greatness. Students will find this book a valuable guide to Cather's works.
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( One of the most popular and prolific writers of our day...)
One of the most popular and prolific writers of our day, Mary Higgins Clark continues to write bestselling, award-winning novels of mystery and suspense, attracting new fans worldwide and thrilling dedicated readers who have followed her career for nearly three decades. This revised Critical Companion offers an expanded discussion of the forms and conventions of suspense writing, along with updated biographical information about the Queen of Suspense. Covering Clark's most recent works, nine new chapters examine the novels and short stories published since 1996, including Daddy's Little Girl (2002). For each major work, a plot synopsis and analysis of character development is given. Themes and issues woven into her fiction—such as the role of the past in people's lives, repercussions of violence, and the concept of identity—are considered. Close critical readings delve deeper into these otherwise entertaining works to uncover psychological, feminist, and socio-political interpretations. The updated and expanded bibliography offers librarians and readers a comprehensive list of Clark's published works, with reviews and criticism of the works covered in this volume. An extensive list of additional biographical sources includes the latest interviews. A bonus feature of this edition is a guide to the film adaptations of Clark's work.
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Roche, Linda Lee De was born on March 31, 1952 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Daughter of William Joseph and Lois May (Wilburn) Claycomb.
Bachelor, Ball State University, 1974. Master of Arts, University Notre Dame, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University Notre Dame, 1984.
Assistant professor English Ball State University, Muncie, 1980-1982, 83-88. Professor English Wesley College, Dover, Delaware, since 1988.
( One of the most popular and prolific writers of our day...)
( One of the most popular and prolific writers of our day...)
( From Love Story in 1970 to Prizes, his most recent best...)
( Willa Cather's elegiac tales of the pioneer experience ...)
Vice president Delmarva Discussions, since 2003. Member Delaware Humanities Council, Wilmington, 1990—1995. Member F. Scott Firzgernia Society.
Married John David Pelzer, March 16, 1974 (deceased April 1997), Married Stéphane De Roche, July 5, 2001.