| Understanding Carson McCullers Contributor(s): Carr, Virginia Spencer (Author) |
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ISBN: 1570036152 ISBN-13: 9781570036156 Publisher: University of South Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2005 Annotation: Updated with a discussion of recent scholarship, Understanding Carson McCullers provides a balanced introductory study of the Georgia-born novelist's major fiction and the reasons for her extraordinary and lasting acclaim. Carson McCullers was deemed the "find of the decade" when she appeared on the literary scene at the age of twenty-three and is best remembered for her celebrated novels The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Member of the Wedding. Through Virginia Spencer Carr's insightful discussion and lucid analysis of these and lesser-known works, McCullers is shown here as more than a southern writer, more than a lesbian novelist. McCullers emerges as a complex and multifaceted artist not yet fully comprehended and deserving of more contemplative study and thoughtful understanding. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 2006275584 |
| Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.12" W x 6.98" (0.42 lbs) 181 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Deep South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Updated with a discussion of recent scholarship, Understanding Carson McCullers provides a balanced introductory study of the Georgia-born novelist's major fiction and the reasons for her extraordinary and lasting acclaim. Carson McCullers was deemed the find of the decade when she appeared on the literary scene at the age of twenty-three and is best remembered for her celebrated novels The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Member of the Wedding. Through Virginia Spencer Carr's insightful discussion and lucid analysis of these and lesser-known works, McCullers is shown here as more than a southern writer, more than a lesbian novelist. McCullers emerges as a complex and multifaceted artist not yet fully comprehended and deserving of more contemplative study and thoughtful understanding. |