The history, and the future, of Flannery O'Connor studies. Part six. Facing cruelties -- How sacred is the violence in "A view of the woods"? -- Criminal neglect in Flannery O'Connor's fiction -- Reconsidering Astor and Sulk in Flannery O'Connor's "The displaced person" / with Robert J. Wilson III -- O'Connor as miscegenationist -- Part two. O'Connor and gender -- Flannery O'Connor's attacks on omniscience -- Gender dialogue in O'Connor -- Wise women, wise blood -- Part three. Religious contexts -- Flannery O'Connor's child bishops / with Elaine E. Whitaker -- The hand of the writer in "The comforts of home" -- Part four. O'Connor and others -- Becoming a middle Georgia writer : rethinking the influence of Carson McCullers and Erskine Caldwell on Flannery O'Connor -- An interview with Ashley Brown -- "Our conversations were in script" : Miller Williams on visiting Flannery O'Connor at Andalusia / with Alice Friman -- Prodigal daughters : Flannery O'Connor and Alice Walker -- He would have been a good man : compassion and meanness in Truman Capote and Flannery O'Connor -- O'Connor's legacy in stories by Joyce Carol Oates and Paula Sharp -- Part five. Local connections -- In search of Vera-as Charlotte Hock and as Joy/Hulga Hopewell / with Charles Puckett -- A source for E. A. T. in "A good man is hard to find" / with Robert J. Wilson III -- Part six. Conclusions -- What kind of novel can be made of Flannery O'Connor's Heathen manuscripts? -- Flannery O'Connor's letters and the editing of authorial intent -- The history, and the future, of Flannery O'Connor studies.
Summary:
"This collection of twenty provocative and quirky essays presents Marshall Bruce Gentry's most recent discoveries of angles from which to freshly examine and appreciate the works of Flannery O'Connor, along with reprints of most of Gentry's O'Connor articles since he published Flannery O'Connor's Religion of the Grotesque. Although there is plenty in this gathering that would certainly surprise O'Connor herself, there is much that might help the reader who is searching for how to get more out of her intriguing stories, such as 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find,' 'Good Country People,' 'The Displaced Person,' and 'A View of the Woods.' Along with thoughts about where the study of O'Connor has been and where it is now going, Gentry proposes original ideas on O'Connor's depiction of children (how they are neglected, as well as how they are empowered), on O'Connor's fascinating manner of narrating, on gender issues as they relate to O'Connor's life and work, and, of course, on the popular topics of religion and race. One set of articles finds new ways to look at O'Connor by comparing her to other major literary figures, including such luminaries as Truman Capote, Carson McCullers, Joyce Carol Oates, and Alice Walker. Anyone with an interest in O'Connor should find here something to treasure and something to which they will profitably object."-- Provided by publisher.
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