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Robicheaux's Roots Culture and Tradition in James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux Novels

Title
Robicheaux's Roots [electronic resource] : Culture and Tradition in James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux Novels / Patricia M. Gaitely.
Author
Gaitely, Patricia M.
Publication
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2016.

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Description
1 online resource (pages cm)
Uniform Title
  • Robicheaux's Roots (Online)
  • Book collections on Project MUSE.
Alternative Title
Robicheaux's Roots (Online)
Subject
  • Burke, James Lee, 1936- > Criticism and interpretation
  • Private investigators in literature
  • Robicheaux, Dave (Fictitious character)
  • Louisiana > In literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
Contents
Introduction: Putting down roots -- Language, dialect, and folk sayings -- The soundtrack of a culture -- Robicheaux's roux -- Beliefs along the Bayou -- Something in the water -- Fighting the good fight: folk justice and southern violence -- New Iberia: Dave Robicheaux's hometown.
OCLC
ssj0001730300
Author
Gaitely, Patricia M.
Title
Robicheaux's Roots [electronic resource] : Culture and Tradition in James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux Novels / Patricia M. Gaitely.
Imprint
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2016. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Series
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Project Muse.
LCCN
2016012823
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