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Riders of the Purple Sage

by Zane Grey
Riders of the Purple Sage

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ISBN13: 9780812966121
ISBN10: 0812966120



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The epic story by a first-rate storyteller: A gunman in black shows up in a remote southern Utah town just in time to save the young and beautiful rancher Jane Withersteen from having to marry, against her will, a Mormon elder.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. xxviii-xxix).

About the Author

William R. Handley is an associate professor of English at the University of Southern California and the author of Marriage, Violence, and the Nation in the American Literary West.

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1. 1. How does blindness, both literal and metaphorical, function in the novel?

2. 2. What is the role of the setting and landscape?

3. 3. What is the significance of the many references to the “unseen hand”?

4. 4. How is the West represented in the novel?

5. 5. Literary critic Jane Tompkins has argued that “metamorphosis is what the novel strives for and enacts at every level. You can see it not only in the relation between character and landscape, but also in the constant boundary-crossing that takes place within and between characters.” Discuss.

6. 6. Whose worldview wins and why?


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Amour des livres , August 04, 2012 (view all comments by Amour des livres)
A great introduction to the oeuvre of Zane Grey. Whether or not you are a fan of westerns, this tale of deadly conflict and unlikely romance will captivate you.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780812966121
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
12/10/2002
Publisher:
Modern Library
Series info:
Modern Library Classics (Paperback)
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Height:
.66IN
Width:
5.22IN
Thickness:
.75
LCCN:
2002026599
Series:
Modern Library Classics
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2002
Series Volume:
1361
UPC Code:
2800812966123
Author:
Zane Grey
Author:
William R. Handley
Author:
William Handley
Author:
Zane Grey Introduction and Notes by William R. Handley
Author:
William R. Handley
Author:
William R. (INT) Handley
Introduction by:
William R. Handley
Author:
William R. Handley
Author:
Zane Grey
Subject:
Utah
Subject:
Polygamy
Subject:
Western stories
Subject:
Women ranchers
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Subject:
Mormon women

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