Moving On: The Heroines of Shirley Ann Grau, Anne Tyler, and Gail Godwin

Focusing on the works of Grau, Tyler, and Godwin, Susan S. Kissel shows how these writers portray their white southern women protagonists as "moving on," with their heroines not only renouncing southern patriarchal tradition but actually establishing independent lives and caring communities. These authors are beginning to close the gap that has existed between themselves and black Southern women writers, whose protagonists have long shown that the strength and independence of female maturity must be synonymous with complete character development.

Author: Susan S. Kissel
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 01/01/1996
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.05w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780879727123