Katherine Anne Porter & the Art of Rejection

by William L.S.M. Nance and S.M. William L. Nance

In the first book-length study of Porter's work, Nance defines a central thematic pattern--a principle of rejection--that unifies her fiction. This study is largely devoted to the explication of this theme in the individual works, though necessarily it reaches beyond this theme and into a general consideration of Porter's literary career and biography. Originally published in 1964. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807840114
• ISBN13: 9780807840115
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"