Title: The Gospel According to Flannery O’Connor : Examining the Role of the Bible in Flannery O’Connor’s Fiction
Abstract: Jordan Cofer examines the influence of the Bible upon Flannery O’Connor’s fiction. While there are many studies exploring how her Catholicism affected her fiction, this book argues that O’Connor is heavily influenced by the Bible itself. Specifically, it explicates the largely undocumented ways in which she used the Bible as source material for her work. It also shows that, rhetorically, many of O’Connor’s stories (and / or characters) are based upon biblical models. Furthermore, Cofer explains how O’Connor’s stories engage their biblical analogues in unusual, unexpected, and sometimes grotesque ways, as her stories manage to convey essentially the same message as their biblical counterparts.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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