The Writings of Norman Maclean
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The Writings of Norman Maclean

Seeking Truth amid Tragedy

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The Writings of Norman Maclean

Seeking Truth amid Tragedy

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With a foreword by John N. Maclean, son of Norman Maclean The Writings of Norman Maclean: Seeking Truth amid Tragedy provides the first critical reassessment of this celebrated author's work in more than a decade. In his study, Timothy P. Schilling focuses on Maclean's attempt, in A River Runs through It and Other Stories and Young Men and Fire, to come to grips with the tragic side of human existence. From the 1938 death of his brother Paul to the 1949 deaths of thirteen firefighters in Montana's Mann Gulch wildfire, Maclean is driven by a desire to discover ultimate meaning—the truth—in the face of haunting tragedy. Through careful analysis of all of Maclean's published works, Schilling highlights the audaciousness of Maclean's quest to wrest free an answer from "the universe."Ever open to scientific, literary, philosophical, and theological ways of viewing reality, Maclean found ambiguity, paradoxically, to be an essential tool for probing the truth. Beyond exploring Maclean's use of this tool, Schilling breaks new ground by considering Maclean's invocation of the Transcendentals in "A River Runs through It, " noting the sly homage Maclean pays to Izaak Walton, examining Maclean's often-neglected "Other Stories, " assessing Robert Redford's film adaptation of "A River Runs through It, " and providing the most thorough exploration of Young Men and Fire yet available.With this book, Schilling offers a current and complete analysis of Maclean—one of the most iconic figures in Western American literature.

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Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Year
2024
ISBN
9781647791681
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter One. The Good, the True, and the Beautiful in “A River Runs through It”
  9. Chapter Two. Norman Maclean and Izaak Walton
  10. Chapter Three. Norman Maclean’s “Other Stories”
  11. Chapter Four. Redford’s River: An Assessment of the Adaptation
  12. Chapter Five. Maclean’s Endgame: The Quest for Truth in Young Men and Fire
  13. Acknowledgments
  14. Works Consulted
  15. Notes
  16. Index
  17. About the Author