San Antonio College Library

The works of William Styron reflect a central theme, best identified in his book dealing with the Holocaust "Sophie's Choice." He propounds a theory of individual development based on egoism, which leads one to attempt to remold men and events to one's will, losing moral scruples in the process. Antisemitism, Southern racism, and anti-feminism can all be explained by this theory.

Edmondson (government and sociology, Georgia College and State U.) writes what he hopes will serve as a philosophical guide to the works of Flannery O'Connor. He discusses her religious and philosophic beliefs, emphasizing O'Connor's use of fiction to confront and provoke readers with some of the most profound and troubling questions of modern existence. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

This book was written in the hope of awakening new readers not just to her enormously good murder mysteries, but to the remarkable breadth of Dorothy L. Sayers's work as a whole--fiction and criticism, religious drama, aesthetic theory, and the magnificent Dante translation that climaxed her achievements--all carried out despite anguishing personal difficulties.

Explores how fairy tales reveal the darker side of life and human psychology, discussing how fairy tales have reflected society's deepest fears, obsessions, and secrets throughout history.

"Ranging widely through the history of Western literature, Paulson focuses particularly on American and English works of the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries to discover how questions of evil and sin - and evil and sinful behavior - have been discussed and represented. The breadth of Paulson's discussion is enormous, taking the reader from Greek and Roman tragedy, to Christian satire in the work of Swift and Hogarth, to Hawthorne's and Melville's...

A HISTORY AND CRITIQUE OF THE WRITINGS OF IRIS MURDOCH.

A study of the villain in detective fiction and film. It examines such questions as what the villains reflect about the heroes, what they reflect about society, and what defines villainous activity. The texts range from Charles Brockden Brown's "Weiland" (1798) to the film "Seven" (1995).