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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.
Table of Contents
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
Product details
| Published | Oct 16 2007 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 196 |
| ISBN | 9780761838944 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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