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03698aam a2200409 i 4500 001 15CD77FE79F111E483621AAFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20141202010131 008 140513s2014 scu b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2014007288 020 $a 1611174112 (hardback) 020 $a 9781611174113 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)878502426 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d COO $d YUS $d CDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS3568.A698 $b Z73 2014 082 00 $a 813/.54 $2 23 084 $a LIT000000 $a LCO002000 $a LIT000000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Lang, John, $d 1947- $e author. 245 10 $a Understanding Ron Rash / $c John Lang. 264 1 $a Columbia, South Carolina : $b University of South Carolina Press, $c [2014] 300 $a xii, 147 pages ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Understanding contemporary American literature 520 $a "In this first book-length study of Ron Rash's fiction and poetry, John Lang explores the nature and scope of Rash's achievements, introducing readers to the major themes and stylistic features of his work as well as the literary and cultural influences that shaped it. After a brief survey of Rash's life and career, Lang traces Rash's development through his fourteen books of poetry and fiction published through 2013. Beginning with Rash's first three collections of short fiction, Lang analyzes the author's literary style and techniques as well as Rash's richly detailed settings and characters drawn from the mountain South, primarily western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. Then, in an assessment of Rash's four volumes of poetry, Lang investigates their thematic and linguistic grounding in Appalachia and emphasizes their universal appeal, lyrical grace, and narrative efficiency. Moving to the early novels One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River, and The World Made Straight, Lang traces Rash's evolving narrative skills, intricate plotting, and the means by which he creates historical and philosophical resonance. Then Lang examines how vivid characters, striking use of dramatic techniques, and wide range of allusions combine in Rash's best-known book, which is also his most accomplished novel to date, Serena. After a study of Rash's most recent novel, The Cove, Lang returns to Rash's latest work in short fiction: his Frank O'Connor Award-winning Burning Bright and Nothing Gold Can Stay, both of which demonstrate his wide-ranging subject matter and characters as well as his incisive portraits of both contemporary Appalachian life and the region's history. An extensive bibliography of primary and secondary materials by and about Rash concludes the book"-- Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Understanding Ron Rash -- The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth, Casualties, and Chemistry -- Eureka Mill, Among the Believers, Raising the Dead, and Waking -- One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River, and The World Made Straight -- Serena and The Cove -- Burning Bright and Nothing Gold Can Stay. 600 10 $a Rash, Ron, $d 1953- $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / General. $2 bisacsh 600 17 $a Rash, Ron, $d 1953- $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00339775 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 830 0 $a Understanding contemporary American literature. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171227014606.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826095934.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=15CD77FE79F111E483621AAFDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search