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PublisherUniversity of Georgia Press

ISBN-100820331341

ISBN-139780820331348

eBay Product ID (ePID)66012745

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Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFlannery O'connor's Library : Resources of Being

Publication Year2008

SubjectBibliographies & Indexes, Library & Information Science / Archives & Special Libraries, American / General, Books & Reading

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorArthur F. Kinney

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

ReviewsKinney has produced an exemplary study of Flannery O'Connor's library. One discovers at every turn precious bits of information which can only expand one's understanding of the Georgia writer's art. . . . It is difficult to imagine anyone improving on what Arthur F. Kinney has done here., A significant addition to O'Connor scholarship and one to which O'Connor scholars will frequently turn., " Flannery O'Connor's Library is more than an inventory. . . . What [it offers is the means by which scholars can consult O'Connor's library without having to make the pilgrimage to Milledgeville, and even for those who do it provides a ready means of locating important passages in O'Connor's reading. The result might be a better understanding of the intellectual and theological underpinnings of O'Connor's fiction and might even cause a decline in the number of blatant misreadings of her fiction."-- Modern Fiction Studies, " Flannery O'Connor's Library is more than an inventory. . . . What [it] offers is the means by which scholars can consult O'Connor's library without having to make the pilgrimage to Milledgeville, and even for those who do it provides a ready means of locating important passages in O'Connor's reading. The result might be a better understanding of the intellectual and theological underpinnings of O'Connor's fiction and might even cause a decline in the number of blatant misreadings of her fiction."-- Modern Fiction Studies, "A significant addition to O'Connor scholarship and one to which O'Connor scholars will frequently turn."--Mississippi Quarterly, Flannery O'Connor's Library is more than an inventory. . . . What [it] offers is the means by which scholars can consult O'Connor's library without having to make the pilgrimage to Milledgeville, and even for those who do it provides a ready means of locating important passages in O'Connor's reading. The result might be a better understanding of the intellectual and theological underpinnings of O'Connor's fiction and might even cause a decline in the number of blatant misreadings of her fiction., "Kinney has produced an exemplary study of Flannery O'Connor's library. One discovers at every turn precious bits of information which can only expand one's understanding of the Georgia writer's art. . . . It is difficult to imagine anyone improving on what Arthur F. Kinney has done here."-- International Fiction Review, A significant addition to O'Connor scholarship and one to which O'Connor scholars will frequently turn."-- Mississippi Quarterly, "Kinney has produced an exemplary study of Flannery O'Connor's library. One discovers at every turn precious bits of information which can only expand one's understanding of the Georgia writer's art. . . . It is difficult to imagine anyone improving on what Arthur F. Kinney has done here."--International Fiction Review, "Flannery O'Connor's Libraryis more than an inventory. . . . What [it] offers is the means by which scholars can consult O'Connor's library without having to make the pilgrimage to Milledgeville, and even for those who do it provides a ready means of locating important passages in O'Connor's reading. The result might be a better understanding of the intellectual and theological underpinnings of O'Connor's fiction and might even cause a decline in the number of blatant misreadings of her fiction."--Modern Fiction Studies, "A significant addition to O'Connor scholarship and one to which O'Connor scholars will frequently turn."-- Mississippi Quarterly

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisMore than just a bibliography, this catalog of Flannery O'Connor's library is an invitation to better understand the ideas, passions, and prejudices of the extraordinarily observant and creative author of Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away . Noting all the passages O'Connor marked in her books, transcribing many of the passages, and showing all references to specific books in O'Connor's published letters and book reviews, Arthur F. Kinney gives readers the opportunity to hear the intellectual dialogue between O'Connor and the authors of the books in her library--authors as diverse as Carl Jung, Henry James, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. A rich assembly of books on philosophy, theology, literature, literary criticism, and other subjects, O'Connor's personal library was collected while she lived at the family farmhouse near Milledgeville, Georgia. Now housed at Georgia College and State University, it shows signs of her frequent use. Passages that aroused such emotions as joy, wrath, and mockery are marked with her stars, checks, numbers, and often more extensive comments. Providing a general intellectual context for understanding O'Connor's work, the markings and notations offer in some cases a direct guide to specific facets of her work. Helpful to anyone seeking to understand O'Connor, Flannery O'Connor's Library will prove indispensable to future study and criticism of one of the most complex and elusive twentieth-century American writers., Noting all the passages O'Connor marked in her books, transcribing many of the passages, and showing all references to specific books in O'Connor's published letters and book reviews, Kinney gives readers the opportunity to hear the intellectual dialogue between O'Connor and authors as diverse as Carl Jung, Henry James, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.