Reading Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose

Western Writers

by Russell Burrows

59 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2001

About the author

Russell Burrows (Ph.D., Bowling Green University) is an associate professor at Weber State University where he specializes in American Literature. His work has appeared in numerous journals including Western American Literature, Petroglyph. His monographs of Bernard DeVoto and Wallace Stegner are published in the Boise State University Western Writers Series. On winter weekends he is a ski patrolman at northern Utah's Powder Mountain, and in the summer he can be found backpacking and exploring the canyons of southern Utah.

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

This monograph is written by one of my current (and favorite) professors at Weber State University. It is an excellent interpretation of Angle of Repose. The essay covers the themes and symbols in the novel, as well as the biography of Stegner in relation to the novel. This is an excellent academic resource!

[Chris]

I should get this for my bookclub.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very lyrical.