{"product_id":"reading-william-kennedy-9780815607243","title":"Reading William Kennedy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA favorite of library and community reading groups, William Kennedy is best known for his novels \u003ci\u003eIronweed\u003c\/i\u003e and his most recent, \u003ci\u003eThe Flaming Corsage\u003c\/i\u003e. This eminently readable book provides a helpful introduction to students and others interested in his work. With engaging candor, Michael Patrick Gillespie provides a keen analysis of Kennedy's best-known works, a firm base for interpretation, and a better understanding of the cultural world that shapes the characters and informs the plots of Kennedy's novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than prescribing what one should see when reading Kennedy's works, the book moves to the next stage of exploring diverse responses to Kennedy's canon, broadening the reader's awareness of the range of alternative strategies and perspective.\u003cbr\u003eGillespie begins with an introduction that outlines the imaginative context for Kennedy's work. Subsequent chapters, in three parts, provide extended treatments of his early work, key elements in the first three Albany novels, and finally the maturity of his overall fiction, including his new play, \u003ci\u003eGrand View\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Gillespie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.02w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815607243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 1584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Patrick Gillespie\u003c\/b\u003e is the Louise Edna Goeden Professor of English at Marquette University. He is the author of books on James Joyce and Oscar Wilde and numerous essays on British and Irish writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183718969459,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c031d627-5c53-4525-88c9-b4e1457275e2.jpg?v=1655558857","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/reading-william-kennedy-9780815607243","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}