Breathing Lessons | Essays and Criticism
- Narratives of Time
Tabitha Mclntosh-Byrd is a doctoral candidate and English literature instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. In the following essay, she analyzes the use of formal, biological, and "game" narratives of time in Anne Tyler's Breathing Lessons.
- Maggie Moran, Anne Tyler's Madcap Heroine A Game-Approach to Breathing Lessons
In the following essay, Koppel discusses the game playing in Tyler's Breathing Lessons and the assertion that a balance between game playing and responsibility is necessary to live successfully.
- The Tidy Plans That Crumbled
In this excerpt, Beverly examines Tyler's characterization in Breathing Lessons.
- Roughing It
In the following excerpt, Towers focuses on the unconventional qualities in Breathing Lessons.
- Watching Over the Ordinary People
Davis compares some of Tyler's other works to Breathing Lessons in this passage.
- Crazy for Sighing and Crazy for Loving You
Eder considers Breathing Lessons as Tyler's "funniest book," although perhaps "not her best" in the following review.
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