| Fate and Freedom in the Novels of David Adams Richards Contributor(s): MacDonald, Sara (Author), Craig, Barry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498528708 ISBN-13: 9781498528702 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Canadian - Literary Criticism | Modern - 21st Century - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Religion |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2017014137 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.01 lbs) 174 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the understanding of freedom developed in the later novels of celebrated Canadian author, David Adams Richards. Many reviewers highlight two interconnected features in Richards novels: a seemingly rigid determinism of setting and sociodemographics, and a resulting hopelessness. In contrast, Richards describes the quest of human life and the purpose of his novels as a search for freedom. This book explores the account of freedom that is developed through the course of four of Richards's works: The Friends of Meager Fortune, Mercy Among the Children, The Lost Highway, and Crimes Against My Brother. Following the Augustinian thread that informs Richards's writing, we argue that rather than presenting an understanding of human life that is bleak or hopeless, Richards instead reveals an argument wherein one's happiness and freedom is found in the midst of love. |