Gospel According to Flannery O'Connor

Jordan Cofer examines the influence of the Bible upon Flannery O''Connor''s fiction. While there are many studies exploring how her Catholicism affected her fiction, this book argues that O''Connor is heavily influenced by the Bible itself. Specifically, it explicates the largely undocumented ways in which she used the Bible as source material for her work. It also shows that, rhetorically, many o...