Flannery O'Connor, hermit novelist / with a new preface by the author Richard Giannone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giannone, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

O'Connor, Flannery--Religion.

O'Connor, Flannery.

Asceticism in literature.

Catholics--United States--Intellectual life.

Catholics.

Christian fiction, American--History and criticism.

Christian fiction, American.

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

Christianity and literature.

Desert Fathers.

Deserts in literature.

Hermits in literature.

Monastic and religious life in literature.

Solitude in literature.

Spiritual life in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Artfully bridging literary analysis, O'Connor's biography, and monastic writings, Giannone's study explores O'Connor's advocacy of self-denial and self-scrutiny as vital spiritual weapons that might be brought to bear against the antagonistic forces she found rampant in modern American life.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. The Hermit Novelist

2. Hazel Motes and the Desert Tradition

3. Sporting with Demons

4. Entering a Strange Country

5. The Prophet and the Word in the Desert

6. Acedia and Penthos

7. Vision and Vice

8. The Power of Exile

Works Cited

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W.

Notes:

Originally published: Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press, c2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-279) and index.

ISBN:

9786613891594

9781283579148

1283579146

9781611172270

1611172276

OCLC:

815470988