Robicheaux's Roots : Culture and Tradition in James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux Novels /

James Lee Burke developed the character of Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux through twenty mystery novels published over three decades. Despite readers' increasing interest in the detective, his habits and preferences originate from a culture still unfamiliar to many of the books' fans. Thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gaitely, Patricia M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Burke, James Lee, > 1936-
Burke, James Lee, > 1936- > Criticism and interpretation.
Robicheaux, Dave (Fictitious character)
Private investigators in literature.
Literature.
Detectives dans la litterature.
Louisiana.
Louisiane > Dans la litterature.
Louisiana > In literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Putting down roots
  • Language, dialect, and folk sayings
  • The soundtrack of a culture
  • Robicheaux's roux
  • Beliefs along the Bayou
  • Something in the water
  • Fighting the good fight: folk justice and southern violence
  • New Iberia: Dave Robicheaux's hometown.

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