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PublisherUniversity of Georgia Press

ISBN-100820354082

ISBN-139780820354088

eBay Product ID (ePID)19038657270

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Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameLetters of Flannery O'connor and Caroline Gordon

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

SubjectWomen Authors, Letters, American / General, Literary

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections

AuthorChristine Flanagan

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2018-018111

ReviewsWhile O'Connor's status as the preeminent author of Southern Catholic literature won't be changing anytime soon, Flanagan has given us many reasons to believe that Gordon helped get her there. Indeed, Flanagan makes a sensible case that Gordon's own fiction-long considered second fiddle to the works of O'Connor, Walker Percy, and other Southern Catholic mavens-deserves a fresh valuation., The letters are notable for their insight into the craft of writing, how each author shaped the other's work, and how their mutual, constructive criticism contributed to the evolution of what have become literary classics., The Letters of Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon . . .throw[s] into fresh relief the tension of O'Connor's being confined, geographically, to the rim of the literary world just as, professionally, she established her place in its hub., Flanagan's exhaustive research has allowed her to construct a detailed picture of the lives of both of these writers, providing important insights into the lives of midcentury Southern women writers.... Christine Flanagan has produced an invaluable resource for readers, scholars, and creative writers alike., Readers knowledgeable about the strong friendship between Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon will applaud Christine Flanagan's gathering of this instructive and compelling collection. The often imperious and strong-willed Gordon was certainly a force in O'Connor's development as a writer; this carefully annotated exchange underscores both O'Connor's acquiescence and her frequent resistance to Gordon's rigorous ideas. This volume will certainly be an important source for scholars for years to come., In The Letters of Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon , the editor Christine Flanagan gathers an admirable collection that traces the fascinating relationship between two women committed to both their Catholic faith and the craft of fiction. Yet unlike much of O'Connor's correspondence with others, this one stands out as a kind of student-teacher relationship in which O'Connor, at least in the beginning, is the gifted student and Gordon the seasoned, exacting teacher.

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SynopsisThis collection of letters and other documents offers the most complete portrait of the relationship between two of the American South's most acclaimed twentieth-century writers: Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon., This girl is a real novelist," wrote Caroline Gordon about Flannery O'Connor upon being asked to review a manuscript of O'Connor's first novel, Wise Blood . "She is already a rare phenomenon: a Catholic novelist with a real dramatic sense, one who relies more on her technique than her piety." This collection of letters and other documents offers the most complete portrait of the relationship between two of the American South's most acclaimed twentieth-century writers: Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon. Gordon (1895-1981) had herself been a prot g e of an important novelist, Ford Madox Ford, before publishing nine novels and three short story collections of her own, most notably, The Forest of the South and Old Red and Other Stories , and she would offer insights and friendship to O'Connor during almost all of O'Connor's career. As revealed in this collection of correspondence, Gordon's thirteen-year friendship with O'Connor (1925-64) and the critiques of O'Connor's fiction that she wrote during this time not only fostered each writer's career but occasioned a remarkable series of letters full of insights about the craft of writing. Gordon, a more established writer at the start of their correspondence, acted as a mentor to the younger O'Connor and their letters reveal Gordon's strong hand in shaping some of O'Connor's most acclaimed work, including Wise Blood , "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," and "The Displaced Person., "This girl is a real novelist," wrote Caroline Gordon about Flannery O'Connor upon being asked to review a manuscript of O'Connor's first novel, Wise Blood . "She is already a rare phenomenon: a Catholic novelist with a real dramatic sense, one who relies more on her technique than her piety." This collection of letters and other documents offers the most complete portrait of the relationship between two of the American South's most acclaimed twentieth-century writers: Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon. Gordon (1895-1981) had herself been a protégée of an important novelist, Ford Madox Ford, before publishing nine novels and three short story collections of her own, most notably, The Forest of the South and Old Red and Other Stories , and she would offer insights and friendship to O'Connor during almost all of O'Connor's career. As revealed in this collection of correspondence, Gordon's thirteen-year friendship with O'Connor (1925-64) and the critiques of O'Connor's fiction that she wrote during this time not only fostered each writer's career but occasioned a remarkable series of letters full of insights about the craft of writing. Gordon, a more established writer at the start of their correspondence, acted as a mentor to the younger O'Connor and their letters reveal Gordon's strong hand in shaping some of O'Connor's most acclaimed work, including Wise Blood , "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," and "The Displaced Person."

LC Classification NumberPS3565.C57Z48 2018