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Ghostly parallels

Randolph Runyon

2006233 pagesabout 4–5 hours
2006
first published
  • 2006University of Tennessee Press · 233 pages · ENGISBN 9781572334656

"This return to the mother is a persistent leitmotif in the poems and forms the other major theme of this study: Robert Penn Warren's personal poetic myth, in which such images as golden light and mirror images are signs of the mother's presence as both Danae, mother of Perseus, and Medusa, whom Perseus confronted." "Through pursuing sequential patterns as well as echoes and myth, Ghostly Parallels brings a wealth of insights to the work of this novelist, critic, and essayist. An important guide for undergraduate and graduate students alike, Ghostly Parallels will also appeal to anyone with an interest in Robert Penn Warren and southern literature."--Jacket.

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