Christopher Bigsby
Autore di Scribbling Women: Short Stories by 19th-Century American Women
Sull'Autore
Christopher Bigsby is Professor of American Studies at the University of East Anglia, and Director of the Arthur Miller Centre for American Studies.
Opere di Christopher Bigsby
Scribbling Women: Short Stories by 19th-Century American Women (1997) — Consultant editor — 50 copie
A Critical Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Drama: Volume 3, Beyond Broadway (1985) 13 copie
Opere correlate
Plays, Volume 1: Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel; Sticks and Bones; Streamers; The Orphan (2002) — Introduzione — 3 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Bigsby, Christopher William Edgar
- Data di nascita
- 1941-06-27
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Dundee, Scotland, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- England, UK
- Istruzione
- University of Sheffield
University of Nottingham
Kansas State University - Attività lavorative
- professor
literary analyst
novelist - Organizzazioni
- University of East Anglia
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Fellow, Royal Society of Literature
Utenti
Recensioni
Death of a Salesman di Christopher Bigsby
Fist-clenchingly, frustratingly heartbreaking.
As near as I can narrow it down given the anecdotal mention of products and technology, this book is set in Tennessee between 1925 and 1965. Written by a British professor of American studies in the style of Faulkner and the tone of Steinbeck, the story is presented from four perspectives and seems an exercise in understanding a variety of racial sensibilities prior to the Civil Rights movement. As a result, I was unable to sustain any emotional involvement with what should have been a moving story of redemption. I rate this ALA Notable Book of 2007 at 3 out of 10 stars.… (altro)
Liste
Premi e riconoscimenti
Potrebbero anche piacerti
Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 50
- Opere correlate
- 4
- Utenti
- 536
- Popolarità
- #46,472
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 148
- Lingue
- 3