Carson Mccullers in the Twenty-first Century

Graham-bertolini, Alison (EDT); Kayser, Casey (EDT)

ISBN 10: 3319820702 / ISBN 13: 9783319820705

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 32760800

Synopsis:

The contributors to this volume use diverse critical techniques to identify how Carson McCullers’ writing engages with and critiques modern social structures and how her work resonates with a twenty-first century audience. The collection includes chapters about McCullers’ fiction, autobiographical writing, and dramatic works, and is groundbreaking because it includes the first detailed scholarly examination of new archival material donated to Columbus State University after the 2013 death of Dr. Mary Mercer, McCullers’ psychiatrist and friend, including transcripts of the psychiatric sessions that took place between McCullers and Mercer in 1958. Further, the collection covers the scope of McCullers’ canon of work, such as The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940), The Member of the Wedding (1946), and Ballad of the Sad Café (1943), through lenses that are of growing interest in contemporary literary studies, including comparative transatlantic readings, queer theory, disability studies, and critical animal theory, among others.

About the Author:

Alison Graham-Bertolini is Assistant Professor of English and Women’s Studies at North Dakota State University, USA.

Casey Kayser is Clinical Assistant Professor of English at University of Arkansas, USA.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Carson Mccullers in the Twenty-first Century
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: As New