The Critical Response to Philosophical Ideas in Walker Percy's Novels
Description:
Walker Percy differs from other American novelists in that he started writing fiction relatively late in life, after being trained as a physician and after considerable reading and writing in philosophy. Although critics have appreciated Percy's skills as a writer, they have seen Percy above all as a novelist of ideas, and, accordingly, the majority of critical articles and books about Percy has dealt with his themes, especially his philosophical themes, as well as with his philosophical source…
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Date:
December 1985
Creator:
Gunter, Elizabeth Ellington, 1942-
Partner:
UNT Libraries