A tawdry place of salvation : the art of Jane Bowles / edited by Jennie Skerl.
A tawdry place of salvation : the art of Jane Bowles / edited by Jennie Skerl.
A tawdry place of salvation : the art of Jane Bowles / edited by Jennie Skerl.
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Publisher
Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, c1997.
Call Numbers
N818.5409/B787.1/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 185 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Sallies into the Outside World: A Literary History of Jane Bowles / Jennie Skerl -- 2. The Narrative Erotics of Two Serious Ladies / Carolyn J. Allen -- 3. "The Americans Stick Pretty Much in Their Own Quarter": Jane Bowles and Central America / Stephen Benz -- 4. Family Dynamics in Jane Bowles's...
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Publisher
Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, c1997.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
c1997.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In this first critical study of the work of Jane Bowles, Jennie Skerl presents eleven essays, which, she explains, "pay attention to the works, not the biography or the myth, in order to understand and appreciate [Bowles's] brilliant oeuvre." Through these essays - which deal with Bowles's published as well as her unpublished work - Skerl seeks to...
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A tawdry place of salvation : the art of Jane Bowles / edited by Jennie Skerl.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-177) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1997.
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N818.5409/B787.1/1
Record Identifier
74VM4PPL5XBO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4PPL5XBO
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ISBN
0809321009
9780809321001
DDC
818.5409
MMS ID
991001322159702626
