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Flannery o'Connor, Hermit Novelist by Richard Giannone (2010, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of South Carolina Press
ISBN-101570039100
ISBN-139781570039102
eBay Product ID (ePID)80125438
Product Key Features
Number of Pages312 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFlannery O'connor, Hermit Novelist
Publication Year2010
SubjectWomen Authors, Christian Church / History, Christianity / Catholic, American / General, Christianity / Literature & the Arts
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion
AuthorRichard Giannone
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.9 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-042202
Reviews"Giannone reveals some of the central insights of desert wisdom as expressed in O'Connor's fiction, and the result is a book worthy of contemplative and meditative attention, not only for understanding the spiritual lives of O'Connor's characters, but for understanding the importance of the desert tradition as well. As a new approach to O'Connor, this study is indispensable."--Religion & Literature, "Through deft analyses, Giannone leads the readers through a goodly amount of O'Connor's fiction accompanied by a direct tracing to the concepts discovered by the desert fathers. His reasoning is impeccable; his knowledge, though formidable, is mesmerizing. And by the end of the book, the reader has been so carefully tutored in all the shimmering connotations of such concepts as catanyxis, amma, acedia, that such terms seem not only apt but also undisturbing. . . . To say that this is an important book is an understatement."--Southern Quarterly, "A refreshing and well-written study of O'Connor's fiction as illuminated by the teaching of the desert monastics, which Giannone has researched extensively. Giannone considers the sayings of both the ancient fathers, such as Anthony and Evagrius, and the modern Thomas Merton. Since many contemporary readers will have had little or no exposure to these works, Gianonne's book proves that scholarship that takes as a starting point O'Connor's radically countercultural spiritual vision can still provide important insights."--American Literature
Synopsis2001 Choice Outstanding Academic Title A compelling study of O'Connor's fiction as illuminated by the teaching of the desert monastics. "Lord, I'm glad I'm a hermit novelist," Flannery O'Connor wrote to a friend in 1957. Sequestered by ill health, O'Connor spent the final thirteen years of her life on her isolated family farm in rural Georgia. During this productive time she developed a fascination with fourth-century Christians who retreated to the desert for spiritual replenishment and whose isolation, suffering, and faith mirrored her own. In Flannery O'Connor, Hermit Novelist, Richard Giannone explores O'Connor's identification with these early Christian monastics and the ways in which she infused her fiction with their teachings. Surveying the influences of the desert fathers on O'Connor's protagonists, Giannone shows how her characters are moved toward a radical simplicity of ascetic discipline as a means of confronting both internal and worldly evils while being drawn closer to God. 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., Explores the hermit novelist, Flannery O'Connor's identification with the early Christian monastics and the ways in which she infused her fiction with their teachings. This title shows how her characters are moved toward a radical simplicity of ascetic discipline as a means of confronting internal and worldly evils while being drawn closer to God., This is a 2001 Choice Outstanding Academic Title. It is a compelling study of O'Connor's fiction as illuminated by the teaching of the desert monastics. 'Lord, I'm glad I'm a hermit novelist', Flannery O'Connor wrote to a friend in 1957. Sequestered by ill health, O'Connor spent the final thirteen years of her life on her isolated family farm in rural Georgia. During this productive time she developed a fascination with fourth-century Christians who retreated to the desert for spiritual replenishment and whose isolation, suffering, and faith mirrored her own. In ""Flannery O'Connor"", Hermit Novelist, Richard Giannone explores O'Connor's identification with these early Christian monastics and the ways in which she infused her fiction with their teachings. Surveying the influences of the desert fathers on O'Connor's protagonists, Giannone shows how her characters are moved toward a radical simplicity of ascetic discipline as a means of confronting both internal and worldly evils while being drawn closer to God. 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., "Lord, I'm glad I'm a hermit novelist," Flannery O'Connor wrote to a friend in 1957. Sequestered by ill health, O'Connor spent the final thirteen years of her life on her isolated family farm in rural Georgia. During this productive time she developed a fascination with fourth-century Christians who retreated to the desert for spiritual replenishment and whose isolation, suffering, and faith mirrored her own. In Flannery O'Connor, Hermit Novelist, Richard Giannone explores O'Connor's identification with these early Christian monastics and the ways in which she infused her fiction with their teachings. Surveying the influences of the desert fathers on O'Connor's protagonists, Giannone shows how her characters are moved toward a radical simplicity of ascetic discipline as a means of confronting both internal and worldly evils while being drawn closer to God. 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.
LC Classification NumberPS3565.C57Z6794 2010
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