Reconsidering Flannery O'Connor

Reconsidering Flannery O'Connor
Format
Paperback
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Country
United States
Published
9 November 2020
Pages
275
ISBN
9781496831804

Reconsidering Flannery O'Connor

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has funded two Summer Institutes titled Reconsidering Flannery O'Connor , which invited scholars to rethink approaches to Flannery O'Connor’s work. Drawing largely on research that started as part of the 2014 NEH Institute, this collection shares its title and its mission. Featuring fourteen new essays, Reconsidering Flannery O'Connor disrupts a few commonplace assumptions of O'Connor studies while also circling back to some old questions that are due for new attention.

The volume opens with New Methodologies , which features theoretical approaches not typically associated with O'Connor’s fiction in order to gain new insights into her work. The second section, New Contexts , stretches expectations on literary genre, on popular archetypes in her stories, and on how we should interpret her work. The third section, lovingly called Strange Bedfellows , puts O'Connor in dialogue with overlooked or neglected conversation partners, while the final section, O'Connor’s Legacy , reconsiders her personal views on creative writing and her wishes regarding the handling of her estate upon death. With these final essays, the collection comes full circle, attesting to the hazards that come from overly relying on O'Connor’s interpretation of her own work but also from ignoring her views and desires. Through these reconsiderations, some of which draw on previously unpublished archival material, the collection attests to and promotes the vitality of scholarship on Flannery O'Connor.

This item is not currently in-stock. It can be ordered online and is expected to ship in 7-14 days

Our stock data is updated periodically, and availability may change throughout the day for in-demand items. Please call the relevant shop for the most current stock information. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to a wishlist.