The Critical Reception of Flannery O'Connor, 1952-2017

The first chronological overview of O'Connor criticism from the publication of her first novel, Wise Blood , in 1952 to the present. Flannery O'Connor is one of the most widely read, discussed, and taught of all American authors. She is immensely popular with students, general readers, and literary critics. Her work, often characterized as "Southern Gothic," betrays in its focus on morality her devout Roman Catholic faith even as it displays a wicked sense of humor. She has been the subject of n