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Author Johnston, Carol Ann.

Title Eudora Welty : a study of the short fiction / Carol Ann Johnston
Published New York : Twayne Publishers ; [1997]
London : Prentice Hall International, [1997]
©1997
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Description 1 online resource (xix, 259 pages) : illustrations
Series Gale virtual reference library
Twayne's studies in short fiction ; no. 67
Gale virtual reference library.
Twayne's studies in short fiction ; no. 67
Contents pt. 1. Analysis : Eudora Welty : the eye of her stories -- The perils of the sheltered life -- Clicking the shutter, arresting the gesture : Eudora Welty's passionate looking -- Welty's "re-vision" : the myth of confluent genders -- part 2. The writer : Interview with Hermione Lee -- From One Writer's Beginnings -- Place in fiction -- part 3. The critics : Katherine Anne Porter -- Robert Penn Warren -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Reynolds Price -- Danièle Pitavy-Souques -- Patricia S. Yaeger -- Nancy K. Butterworth
Summary Provides an in-depth critical introduction to the short stories of Eudora Welty. Includes a detailed analyses of every significant story, biographical information, a chronology of the artist's life and works, and a representative selection of critical responses
Whether "Why I Live at the P.O.," "Clytie," or "Moon Lake," a short story by Eudora Welty (born 1909) is remarkable for its ability to convey the lyrical in everyday life, to offer haunting glimpses into the interior lives of individuals. Known for her marvelous ability to render the life and character of the deep South, Welty is particularly admired for her unfailing powers as an observer and her keen ear for the spoken word. In Eudora Welty: A Study of the Short Fiction, Carol Ann Johnston provides a first-rate guide to the writer's canon of short stories. Emphasizing the influence on Welty's literary craft of her work as a photographer for the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression, Johnston presents a compelling appraisal of the writer's unique contributions to the tradition of the short story. An original approach to appreciating the accomplishments of a singular voice in American literature, Eudora Welty: A Study of the Short Fiction holds definite appeal for students and scholars of American literature, the short story, and Southern literature
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-252) and index
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Subject Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001 -- Criticism and interpretation.
SUBJECT Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00033436
Subject Short story.
Women and literature -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
Short story.
Women and literature.
Southern States.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0805717986
9780805717983