{"product_id":"understanding-joyce-carol-oates-paperback","title":"Understanding Joyce Carol Oates - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Contemporary American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e was planned as a series of guides or companions for students as well as good nonacademic readers. The word \u003ci\u003eunderstanding\u003c\/i\u003e in the series titles was deliberately chosen. Many willing readers lack an adequate understanding of how contemporary literature works: that is, what the author is attempting to express and the means by which it is conveyed. These volumes provide instruction in how to read certain contemporary writers--identifying and explicating their material, themes, use of language, point of view, structures, symbolism, and responses to experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Johnson is the author of two previous volumes of short fiction, \u003ci\u003eDistant Friends, \u003c\/i\u003e for which he was named 1990 Georgia Author of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eA Friendly Deceit, \u003c\/i\u003e which is also available from Johns Hopkins. He has published a novel, a collection of poetry, and three volumes of literary criticism. He is professor of English at Kennesaw State College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722252423231,"sku":"9780872495258","price":37.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5fe476a63b0304e1a34a8264c83a333c.webp?v=1765095128","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/understanding-joyce-carol-oates-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}