WISE BLOOD THROUGH THE LENS OF READER RESPONSE THEORY

<p>Flannery O’Connor’s 1952 novel, <em>Wise Blood, </em>is a frequently misunderstood classic. While O’Connor is very rarely associated with reader response theory, its framework offers a way to more fully appreciate O’Connor as an author and <em>Wise Blood</em> as a novel while addressing aspects of critics’ confusion. The objective of this study is to consider a previously under-researched area of O’Connor scholarship while offering greater clarity to <em>Wise Blood</em>. By considering O’Connor’s personal nonfiction writing and the text of her first novel through the lens of reader response scholars such as Wolfgang Iser, this study offers a call towards viewing the works of O’Connor through a greater methodology.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts - English

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.available

2024

Author dc:creator

• Stewart, Hannah Rose Horton

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Sue Whatley
• Dr. Michael Martin
• Dr. John McDermott

• Flannery O'Connor
• Wolfgang Iser
• Wise Blood
• Reader Response Theory
• Reader Response
• Literature in English, North America

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/562

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1609