Morality, Identity and Narrative in the Fiction of Richard Ford

Download or read book Morality, Identity and Narrative in the Fiction of Richard Ford written by Brian Duffy and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2008 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morality, Identity and Narrative in the Fiction of Richard Ford is only the second monograph on the work of Richard Ford and the only one to deal with all three Frank Bascombe novels. The book offers comprehensive readings of the trilogy and the stories of Women with Men and A Multitude of Sins, thus bringing critical work on Ford up to date. It draws on the moral theories of Alasdair MacIntyre and Charles Taylor, and on the work on narrative and identity of French philosopher Paul Ricoeur. But it also explores in detail the portrait of contemporary American society and culture offered in the trilogy.