Drawing the Line: The Father Reimagined in Faulkner, Wright, O'Connor, and Morrison

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Drawing the Line Fowler, final pages.indd i Fowler, final pages.indd i 2/21/13 10:31 AM 2/21/13 10:31 AM DRAWING THE LINE Fowler, final pages.indd ii Fowler, final pages.indd ii 2/21/13 10:31 AM 2/21/13 10:31 AM The Father Reimagined in Faulkner, Wright, O’Connor, and Morrison Doreen Fowler University of Virginia Press Charlottesville and London Fowler, final pages.indd iii Fowler, final pages.indd iii 2/21/13 10:31 AM 2/21/13 10:31 AM University of Virginia Press© 2013 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2013 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fowler, Doreen. Drawing the line : The father reimagined in Faulkner, Wright, O’Connor, and Morrison / Doreen Fowler. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8139-3399-3 (cloth : acid-free paper) — ISBN 978-0-8139-3400-6 (e-book) 1. American literature—20th century—History and criticism. 2. Fatherhood in literature. 3. American literature—Southern States—History and criticism. 4. Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature. 5. Patriarchy in literature. I. Title. PS228.F38F69 2013 813⬘.50935251—dc23 2012040070 Fowler, final pages.indd iv Fowler, final pages.indd iv 2/21/13 10:31 AM 2/21/13 10:31 AM For Steve and Carina Fowler, final pages.indd v Fowler, final pages.indd v 2/21/13 10:31 AM 2/21/13 10:31 AM Fowler, final pages.indd vi Fowler, final pages.indd vi 2/21/13 10:31 AM 2/21/13 10:31 AM ...