The ambivalent art of Katherine Anne Porter / Mary Titus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Titus, Mary, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ambivalence in literature.

Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980--Criticism and interpretation.

Porter, Katherine Anne.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In her life, Porter increasingly played a highly feminized public role as southern lady, but in her writing she continued to engage changing representations of female identity and sexuality. Titus examines the tensions and ambivalence inscribed in Porter's fiction, as well as the vocational anxiety and gender performance of her actual life.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE: The Princess of Art

CHAPTER TWO: Fairy Tales and Foreigners

CHAPTER THREE: Beautiful Objects

CHAPTER FOUR: Seeking the Mother Tongue

CHAPTER FIVE: A Little Stolen Holiday

CHAPTER SIX: Rumors and Representations

CHAPTER SEVEN: Romantic Love

CHAPTER EIGHT: Gender and Costume

CHAPTER NINE: Southern Belle, Southern Lady

CHAPTER TEN: No Safe Harbor

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-242) and index.

ISBN:

9786612726095

9781282726093

1282726099

9780820330846

0820330841

OCLC:

156911618