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James Herriot: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary

Michael J. Rossi

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Description:This study examines James Herriot's five major books as carefully crafted volumes of autobiography based on the building block of the short story. In each of these works Herriot explores the fundamental choice of values underlying a happy and successful life. In his vision the bonds of affection and mutual dependence between all creatures, human and animal, form an enduring theme that lies at the very heart of the choices he makes in his personal and professional life. This study seeks to help the reader to understand the relationship between Herriot's stories and each book as a whole, and to appreciate Herriot's work in the context of the 20th century anxieties about identity and meaning.; Following a biographical chapter that describes the relationship between Herriot's life and literary work, Rossi discusses the genre of autobiography, the relationship between truth and fiction in modern autobiography, and Herriot's use of the genre. A separate chapter is then devoted to each of Herriot's works in turn: All Creatures Great and Small; All Things Bright and Beautiful; All Things Wise and Wonderful; The Lord God Made Them All; and Every Living Thing. The discussion of each work includes sections on plot development and narrtive structure, character development, thematic issues and alternative critical approaches that may be fruitfully applied to the book. The appendices contain identifications of minor characters in the works. A complete bibliography of all of James Heriot's works, critical sources and a listing of reviews of all his works completes the volume.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with James Herriot: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary. To get started finding James Herriot: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This study examines James Herriot's five major books as carefully crafted volumes of autobiography based on the building block of the short story. In each of these works Herriot explores the fundamental choice of values underlying a happy and successful life. In his vision the bonds of affection and mutual dependence between all creatures, human and animal, form an enduring theme that lies at the very heart of the choices he makes in his personal and professional life. This study seeks to help the reader to understand the relationship between Herriot's stories and each book as a whole, and to appreciate Herriot's work in the context of the 20th century anxieties about identity and meaning.; Following a biographical chapter that describes the relationship between Herriot's life and literary work, Rossi discusses the genre of autobiography, the relationship between truth and fiction in modern autobiography, and Herriot's use of the genre. A separate chapter is then devoted to each of Herriot's works in turn: All Creatures Great and Small; All Things Bright and Beautiful; All Things Wise and Wonderful; The Lord God Made Them All; and Every Living Thing. The discussion of each work includes sections on plot development and narrtive structure, character development, thematic issues and alternative critical approaches that may be fruitfully applied to the book. The appendices contain identifications of minor characters in the works. A complete bibliography of all of James Heriot's works, critical sources and a listing of reviews of all his works completes the volume.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with James Herriot: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary. To get started finding James Herriot: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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