{"product_id":"seeds-of-change-critical-essays-on-barbara-kingsolver-paperback","title":"Seeds of Change: Critical Essays on Barbara Kingsolver - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePriscilla Leder\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Kingsolver's books have sold millions of copies. \u003ci\u003eThe Poisonwood Bible\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and her work is studied in courses ranging from English-as-a-second-language classes to seminars in doctoral programs. Yet, until now, there has been relatively little scholarly analysis of her writings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeds of Change: Critical Essays on Barbara Kingsolver\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Priscilla V. Leder, is the first collection of essays examining the full range of Kingsolver's literary output. The articles in this new volume provide analysis, context, and commentary on all of Kingsolver's novels, her poetry, her two essay collections, and her full-length nonfiction memoir, \u003ci\u003eAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessor Leder begins \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Change\u003c\/i\u003e with a brief critical biography that traces Kingsolver's development as a writer. Leder also includes an overview of the scholarship on Kingsolver's oeuvre. Organized by subject matter, the 14 essays in the book are divided into three sections tha deal with recurrent themes in Kingsolver's compositions: identity, social justice, and ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe pieces in this ground-breaking volume draw upon contemporary critical approaches-ecocritical, postcolonial, feminist, and disability studies-to extend established lines of inquiry into Kingsolver's writing and to take them in new directions. By comparing Kingsolver with earlier writers such as Joseph Conrad and Henry David Thoreau, the contributors place her canon in literary context and locate her in cultural contexts by revealing how she re-works traditional narratives such as the Western myth. They also address the more controversial aspects of her writings, examining her political advocacy and her relationship to her reader, in addition to exploring her vision of a more just and harmonious world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFully indexed with a comprehensive works-cited section, \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Change\u003c\/i\u003e gives scholars and students important insight and analysis which will deepen and broaden their understanding and experience of Barbara Kingsolver's work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Priscilla Leder has published articles in \u003ci\u003eMississippi Quarterly, Southern Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment (ISLE), \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmerikastudien\/American Studies.\u003c\/i\u003e She is professor of English at Texas State University-San Marcos. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301239742771,"sku":"9781572339347","price":55.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/yxlvhISU7s9781572339347.webp?v=1777507922","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/seeds-of-change-critical-essays-on-barbara-kingsolver-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}