Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"In Heeding the Call, William Jolliff offers the first book-length discussion of West Virginia writer and activist Denise Giardina, perhaps best known for her novel Storming Heaven, which helped spark renewed interest in the turn-of-the-century Mine Wars. Jolliff proposes that Giardina's fiction be considered under three thematic complexes: regional, political, and theological"-- Provided by publisher. |
Contents |
Called to mystery: place, politics, and a life of faith -- Good King Harry: the formation and paradox of a Christian king -- Storming heaven: colonization and the roots of resistance -- The unquiet earth: confronting the coalfield apocalypse -- Saints and villains: conscience, doubt and the call to action -- Fallam's secret: one true sermon -- Emily's ghost: the making of a Giardina hero -- Conclusion: facing the questions, living with mystery. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Giardina, Denise, 1951- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Giardina, Denise, 1951- |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Giardina, Denise, 1951- -- Criticism and interpretation. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Jolliff, William. Heeding the Call. First edition. Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2020 (DLC) 2019039062 |
ISBN |
1949199444 |
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9781949199444 (electronic book) |
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9781949199420 |
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9781949199437 |
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1949199428 |
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