Synopses & Reviews
A collection of over two hundred contemporary reviews of the work of Eudora Welty.
Synopsis
Pulitzer-prize winning author Eudora Welty's writing and photography were the subject of more than one thousand reviews, of which over two hundred are collected here. The reviews selected for reprinting here represent the diversity of Welty's reception and assessment. Reviews from small towns, urban centers, noted fiction writers, professional reviewers, academics, and everyday readers are included. The comments of critics on Welty's much admired but challenging style reveal the nuances both of the reviewers and of the work of this important Southern writer.
About the Author
Pearl McHaney is Assistant Professor of English at Georgia State University.
Table of Contents
Introduction; A note on the selections; Curtain of Green (1941); The Robber Bridegroom (1942); The Wide Net (1943); Delta Wedding (1946); Music From Spain (1949); Golden Apples (1949); The Ponder Heart (1954); The Bride of the Innisfallen (1955); The Shoe Bird (1964) (Reprint 1993); Losing Battles (1970); One Time, One Place (1971); The Optimist's Daughter (1972); The Eye of the Story (1978); The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty (1980); One Writer's Beginnings (1984); Photographs (1989); A Writer's Eye: Collected Book Reviews (1994); Library of America (1998); Country Churchyards (2000).