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- Publication Date
- 2007-10-01
- Pages
- 196
- ISBN
- 9780761838944
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Publisher
University Press of America, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0761838945
ISBN-13
9780761838944
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63195233
Product Key Features
Book Title
Reflections in a Critical Eye : Essays on Carson Mccullers
Number of Pages
196 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Women Authors, General, American / General, American / Regional
Genre
Literary Criticism
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Perfect
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0.5 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
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Reviews
The academic authors explore a variety of approaches to McCullers' writings....This is a useful survey., "The academic authors explore a variety of approaches to McCullers' writings....This is a useful survey." -- Communication Booknotes Quarterly
Table Of Content
Part 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Exiled Heir: An Introduction to Carson McCullers and Her Work Chapter 3 Carson McCullers and the Tradition of Southern Women's Nonfiction Prose Chapter 4 The Daughters as Outlaw in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Member of the Wedding Chapter 5 You Might as Well Listen to the Chain Gang: The Ballad of the Sad Café Chapter 6 A "Calculable Woman" and a "Jittery Ninny": Performing Femininity in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and The Ballad of the Sad Café Chapter 7 Miss Amelia's Pharmacy: Carson McCullers and the Influence of Alcohol Chapter 8 "Copying the Wrong Pieces": Replication and the Mathematics of Togetherness in The Member of the Wedding Chapter 9 Living and Writing in the Margins: Lesbian Desire and the Novels of Carson McCullers Chapter 10 Politics in the Kitchen: Carson McCullers, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Surrealist History Chapter 11 "Simple Stories and the Inward Mind": Conclusions and New Beginnings Part 12 Index Part 13 About the Contributors
Synopsis
Reflections in a Critical Eye is intended to appeal both to scholars of Carson McCullers and to those unaffiliated with colleges and universities who read and celebrate her life and work. Following an introduction for newcomers to Southern literature and culture and to McCullers' life and work, the collection presents essays about diverse topics: -McCullers in the tradition of Southern women's nonfiction prose -daughters as outlaw figures in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Member of the Wedding -gender and the interplay among the roles characters assume in The Ballad of the Sad Caf -analysis of The Ballad of the Sad Caf to explore alcohol as an important signifier in McCullers' life and work -the political backdrop of McCullers' most well-known works -same-sex relationships in McCullers' novels and short stories -and the phenomenon of masquerade in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Ballad of the Sad Caf ., Reflections in a Critical Eye is intended to appeal both to scholars of Carson McCullers and to those unaffiliated with colleges and universities who read and celebrate her life and work. Following an introduction for newcomers to Southern literature and culture and to McCullers' life and work, the collection presents essays about diverse topics: ·McCullers in the tradition of Southern women's nonfiction prose ·daughters as outlaw figures in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Member of the Wedding ·gender and the interplay among the roles characters assume in The Ballad of the Sad Café ·analysis of The Ballad of the Sad Café to explore alcohol as an important signifier in McCullers' life and work ·the political backdrop of McCullers' most well-known works ·same-sex relationships in McCullers' novels and short stories ·and the phenomenon of masquerade in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Ballad of the Sad Café ., Reflections in a Critical Eye is intended to appeal both to scholars of Carson McCullers and to those unaffiliated with colleges and universities who read and celebrate her life and work. Following an introduction for newcomers to Southern literature and culture and to McCullers' life and work, the collection presents essays about diverse topics: · McCullers in the tradition of Southern women's nonfiction prose · daughters as outlaw figures in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Member of the Wedding · gender and the interplay among the roles characters assume in The Ballad of the Sad Café · analysis of The Ballad of the Sad Café to explore alcohol as an important signifier in McCullers' life and work · the political backdrop of McCullers' most well-known works · same-sex relationships in McCullers' novels and short stories · and the phenomenon of masquerade in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Ballad of the Sad Café., Reflections in a Critical Eye is intended to appeal both to scholars of Carson McCullers and to those unaffiliated with colleges and universities who read and celebrate her life and work.
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