Critical Essays on Flannery O'Connor
Author | : Melvin J. Friedman |
Publisher | : Macmillan Reference USA |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1985 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:49015000728015 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This volume contains include twenty-eight reviews and critical essays related to American writer and essayist Flannery O'Connor's (1925-1964) life and work. The collection begins with an introduction, which survey's O'Connor's career and the critical reaction to it, the remaining selections are arranged into three sections -- the first, offers twelve reviews dealing with O'Connor's two novels, and her collections of short stories and essays; the second section provides "tributes and reminiscences"; and, the third section includes a chronological record of the critical response to the writing, with positive as well as negative soundings are acknowledged.