The Wadsworth Casebook Series for Reading, Research and Writing: Cathedral - Softcover

Laurie G. Kirszner; Stephen R. Mandell; Raymond Carver

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413000436 ISBN 13: 9781413000436

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Part of The Wadsworh Casebooks for Reading, Research, and Writing Series, this new title provides all the materials a reader needs to complete a literary research assignment in one convenient location. Includes a concise guide to MLA documentation, including information on what kinds of information require documentation and what kinds do not.

About this title

Review:

It was morning in America when Raymond Carver's Cathedral came out in 1983, but the characters in this dry collection of short stories from the forgotten corners of land of opportunity didn't receive much sunlight. Nothing much happens to the subjects of Carver's fiction, which is precisely why they are so harrowing: nothingness is a daunting presence to overcome. And rarely do they prevail, but the loneliness and quiet struggle the characters endure provide fertile ground for literary triumph, particularly in the hands of Carver, who was perhaps in his best form with this effort.

From the Inside Flap:

n stories that overflow with the danger, excitement, mystery and possibility of life...Carver is a writer of astonishing compassion and honesty...his eye set only on describing and revealing the world as he sees it. His eye is so clear, it almost breaks your heart."--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World

"Cathedral contains astonishing achievements, which bespeaks a writer expanding his range of intentions."--The Boston Globe

"A few of Mr. Carver's stories can already be counted among the masterpieces of American fiction...Cathedral shows a gifted writer struggling for a larger scope of reference, a finer touch of nuance." --Irving Howe, front page, The New York Times Book Review

"Clear, hard language so right that we shiver at the knowledge we gain from it." --Thomas Williams, Chicago Tribune Book World

"Carver is more than a

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1413000436
• ISBN 13: 9781413000436
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 119