Strange and Lurid Bloom: A Study of the Fiction of Caroline Gordon

Caroline Gordon, regarded as a minor figure of the Southern Renaissance, was envisioned as a writer, sometimes as a mother, but most often as wife to Allen Tate and as a hostess and novelist who entertained and sometimes mentored artists visiting their home in Tennessee. This critical interpretation assesses Caroline Gordon's early struggles to gain voice and respect as a writer, her tendency to explore themes of sexual and racial tension, and the "strange and lurid bloom" of Gordon's genius.Anne M. Boyle is the author of 'Strange and Lurid Bloom: A Study of the Fiction of Caroline Gordon' with ISBN 9780838639320 and ISBN 0838639321.