This guide lists selected sources for literary criticism of "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" by Flannery O'Connor.
Reference Books
General Collection Books (may be checked out)
- Baumgaertner, Jill P. Flannery O'Connor: A Proper Scaring. Wheaton, IL: Shaw, 1988. (PS 3565 .C57 Z584)
- Bloom, Harold, ed. Flannery O'Connor. New York: Chelsea House, 1986. (PS 3565 .C57 Z6678)
- Brinkmeyer, Robert H., Jr. The Art and Vision of Flannery O'Connor. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1989. (PS 3565 .C57 Z587 1989)
- Friedman, Melvin J. and Beverly Lyon Clark, eds. Critical Essays on Flannery O'Connor. New York: Chelsea House, 1986. (PS 3565 .C57 Z64)
- Kirk, Connie Ann. Critical Companion to Flannery O'Connor. New York: Facts on File, 2008. (PS 3565 .C57 Z735 2008)
- Paulson, Suzanne, Morrow. Flannery O'Connor: A Study of the Short fiction. Boston: Twayne, 1988. (PS 3565 .C57 Z83 1988)
E-Books
- Dibble, Terry J. O'Connor's Short Stories. Lincoln, NE: Cliffs, 1986. netLibrary
Online Resources (Reference articles and Databases)
Use periodical databases, such as Academic Search Premier, Academic OneFile, Wilson OmniFile FullText Mega, Masterfile Premier, JSTOR, for recent journal articles like those posted below.
- Bethea, Arthur F. "O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find." Explicator 64 (2006): 239-42. [LION - Literature Online]
- Edgecombe, Rodney, Stenning. "O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find." The Explicator 64 (2005): 56-58. [General OneFile/Academic OneFile]
- Keil. Katherine. "O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find.'" Explicator 65 (2006): 44-47. [LION - Literature Online]
- Link, Alex. "Means. Meaning and mediated Space in 'A Good Man is Hard to Find.'" Southern Quarterly 44 (2007): 125-138. [LION - Literature Online]
- Mitchell, Mark T. "The Melancholy Tyrant: Democracy and Tyranny in Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find.'" Perspectives on Political Science 34 (2005): 211-216. [General OneFile/Academic OneFile]
- Nester, Nancy L. "O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find.'" The Explicator 64 (2006): 115-118. [General OneFile/Academic OneFile]
- Piwinski, David J. "'Gone With the Wind' in Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find': An anagogical biblical Allusion." English Language Notes 38 (2001): 74-76. [General OneFile/Academic OneFile]
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