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This first full-length study of Anne Tyler examines the patterns reappearing throughout her 11 novels. Petry explains that in the past Tyler has been classified as a woman's writer, a Southern writer influenced by Faulkner, and even a Dickensian, all of which labels are disproved. Instead, Petry suggests the strong influence of Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, and 19th-century Russian playwrights, especially Chekhov. Although Tyler does not care for the strident feminist work of the early 1970s, she does admit to a preference for the fiction of Eudora Welty and Carson McCullers, Southern authors whose works also transcend categorization. Her humanistic purpose, \"remaining functional\" in the face of oppressive circumstances, reflects these influences. ISBN 0-87249-716-X: $24.95 Providing in-depth analyses of each of Anne Tyler's novels and paying special attention to the honing of her style and technical expertise, as well as the evolution of her ideas regarding the individual and the family, the author draws on her own correspondence with Tyler and interviews.

Author

Alice Hall Petry, Petry, Alice Hall

Publisher

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780872497429

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Humanities