Research Catalog

Title

Larry McMurtry : a critical companion / John M. Reilly.

Author

Reilly, John M. (John Marsden)

Publication

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.

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Description

xi, 193 pages; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Critical companions to popular contemporary writers, 1082-4979

Uniform Title

Critical companions to popular contemporary writers.

Subjects

• McMurtry, Larry > Criticism and interpretation
• Western stories > History and criticism
• McMurtry, Larry > Examinations > Study guides

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-188) and index.

Contents

Series Foreword / Kathleen Gregory Klein -- 1. The Life of Larry McMurtry -- 2. Larry McMurtry and the Genres of the Popular Western and the Historical Novel -- 3. The Hometown Project - Portrayal and Analysis: Horseman, Pass By (1961), Leaving Cheyenne (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), Texasville (1987), Duane's Depressed (1999) -- 4. City Saga: Moving On (1970), All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers (1972), Terms of Endearment (1975) -- 5. Interlude: Somebody's Darling (1978), Cadillac Jack (1982), The Desert Rose (1987) -- 6. A New History of the Old West: Lonesome Dove (1985), Streets of Laredo (1993), Dead Man's Walk (1995), Comanche Moon (1997) -- 7. Heroes in Reality and Legend: Anything for Billy (1988), Buffalo Girls (1990) -- 8. The Matter of Sequels: Some Can Whistle (1989), The Evening Star (1992), The Late Child (1995) -- 9. Collaborative Legends - Works Written with Diana Ossana: Pretty Boy Floyd (1994), Zeke and Ned (1997).

ISBN

0313303002 (alk. paper)

LCCN

99049695

OCLC

• ocm42652586
• SCSB-3869000

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries