Mt LITI::Rarl: CAREER LF EUDORA WELTY and an Anall:TICAL Sl'ildy of 1Lie Appraisals
FLORIDA S'rATh UNIVERSITY mt LITI::RARl: CAREER LF EUDORA WELTY AND AN ANALl:TICAL Sl'IlDY OF 1lIE APPRAISAlS OF HER WORKS 01' FICTlOli By EVIE LEE WlII TE A Paper Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida state University in partlal fulf1llment of the reqUirements tor tne degree of ~,BS ter of Arts. Approved ',-:-::===:-;;===:-=-==;:-Professor Directing Faper ___ Representative, of Gr11duate CouncIl Augull t, 1955 " Dean of the Graduate 'Sonool TABLE OF COIl1EN:IS Page INTRODUCTION 0 0 0 0 0 • • · • • • · • • • • • • • • 1 Che.pter 1 0 MISS WELTY ' S LITERARY CAREER 0 • • • • • 0 6 II. loUSS WELTY'S WORKs OF FICTION . AB AHNOTATIlD BIBLICGRAPHY 0 • 0 • • • • • • • 29 III. AB ABALYSIS OF AHRl.lSAL • • • • • 0 • • • 49 IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION • • • • • • • • • • 62 APPENDIX • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • 68 BIBLIOGRAPlIY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 72 11 INTRODUCTION For the preservation of the culture and traditions of a region and of a country, fresh wit1.ngs of new and promising young artiats must be given recognition and broul!tlt to the attention of the public. )Jec!luse the bool< trade is often reluctant to risk publication of the \KIrk of !lIl unknown writer, artistic talent may rellll\in undis covered. In this connection Foro Madol< Ford, author, editor, critic, once severely criticized publishers for their failure to accept the work of new writers, illustrating wit!l the case of ~iBS Eudora .Ielty, whose work had been characterized by a publisher as "higAly developed, sensitive, elusive, tense, and extremely beeutiful." 1 In the light of Miss ,·:elty' 8 later acceptance end recognition as a writer of distinction, it Seem! of interest to review the circums.tences under which her literal')' efforts gained for her the confidence of the publishing world, both in America and in England, noting various aspects of her success tram a popular as well as tram a critical point of view.
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