| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Giardina, Denise, 1951- -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Giardina, Denise, 1951- -- Criticism and interpretation
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Giardina, Denise, 1951- fast |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1949199444 |
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9781949199444 |
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