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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mary Ellen SnodgrassPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Volume: 21 Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9781476688756ISBN 10: 1476688753 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 30 November 2022 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments viii Preface 1 Introduction 3 Butler Biography 5 Butler Genealogy 59 The Companion 61 Aphorisms by Octavia Butler 245 Glossary 248 A Guide to Writing, Art, and Research Topics 258 Bibliography 271 Index 283ReviewsOctavia Butler's profound influence as a sf writer, a woman writer, and a Black writer is growing. This reference work guides readers through Butler's work. The introduction provides background influences and shows overwhelming evidence of Butler's importance. The fifty-page biography marks her life and writings in terms of significant dates in her life. Most of the book describes and analyzes each work of Butler's, with entries arranged in alphabetical order. Themes, literary devices, major characters and titles are each given individual attention....Snodgrass's writing is clear and research-based...the layout is very readable. This volume is worthy of Butler, and should interest the eager reader and scholar. --Booklist """Octavia Butler's profound influence as a sf writer, a woman writer, and a Black writer is growing. This reference work guides readers through Butler's work. The introduction provides background influences and shows overwhelming evidence of Butler's importance. The fifty-page biography marks her life and writings in terms of significant dates in her life. Most of the book describes and analyzes each work of Butler's, with entries arranged in alphabetical order. Themes, literary devices, major characters and titles are each given individual attention....Snodgrass's writing is clear and research-based...the layout is very readable. This volume is worthy of Butler, and should interest the eager reader and scholar.""--Booklist" Author InformationMary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 35 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women's and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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