From the rear cover
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 thirteen major novels to date and assesses his methods as "America's history teacher". The examination of each novel in this study includes sections on plot development, character development, and thematic issues. Jones also offers an alternative critical perspective from which to read each novel - such as feminist literary criticism, New Historicism, Marxist criticism, and Deconstructionism - that gives the reader an alternative viewpoint from which to consider the novel. A complete bibliography of all of John Jakes' work, works about John Jakes, and a listing of reviews of all the novels examined in the book concludes the study.
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- Title John Jakes: A Critical Companion
- Author Mary E. Jones
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 248
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Westport
- Date 1996-11-01
- ISBN 9780313295300 / 0313295301
- Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.56 x 6.42 x 0.9 in (24.28 x 16.31 x 2.29 cm)
- Reading level 1230
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Jakes, John - Criticism and interpretation
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96018205
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.54
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