San Antonio College Library

This volume presents an analysis of recurrent character types in Flannery O'Connor's short fiction, and "follows fallen men along the path leading to their redemption." The author expands on his premise that Flannery O'Connor depicts the human body as "ugly." He contends that O'Connor viewed her characters as "monsters who assail" and her readers caught "in the gruesome show of the puppet life through which they totter." The author suggests that her...

In Part I, Robison examines 26 of Taylor's representative stories with introductory and concluding remarks and five sections in which the works are discussed in a generally chronological order. The writer is the focus of Part II, which contains interviews and personal reminiscences, to give the reader a sense of the personality behind the stories. Part III contains excerpts from some of the most enlightening essays on Taylor's stories. The author...

This volume in the Modern Dramatists series presents a comprehensive study of Williams' works. Beginning with an introduction and biography of his subject, Boxill's book examines Williams' dramatic and non-dramatic writings for their themes, their patterns, and archetypal characters. He surveys the early one-act plays, which comprise a gallery of miniature portraits of the faded belle and sketches of the wanderer; and analyzes in detail his most significant...