The Stories of Taylor (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Peter Taylor
- First Published: 1948
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Tradition, Class conflict, Racism, Middle classes, Small-town life, Servants, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Suburban life
Critical Evaluation:
Peter Taylor’s first published collection of seven short stories, A LONG FOURTH AND OTHER STORIES, was described by Robert Penn Warren as the product of a “disenchanted mind.” This cool viewpoint has characterized much of his drama and short and long fiction. Taylor’s increasing literary stature, however, is based chiefly on the skill with which that view is expressed and the flawless technique of his short fiction.
The world that Taylor views, and expresses just short of social satire, is chiefly the modern upper South in its...
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