Bibliography

Carr, Virginia Spencer, and Millichap, Joseph R. "Carson McCullers." American Women Writers. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1983, 297-319.

Bibliographic essay identifying primary editions and manuscript sources, as well as secondary works including bibliography, biography, and criticism.

Criticism

Dusenbury, Winifred L. The Theme of Loneliness in Modern American Drama. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press, 1960, 57-85.

Examines family relations and corresponding themes of loneliness and alienation in the stage version of McCullers' The Member of the Wedding.

Evans, Oliver. "The Case of the Silent Singer: A Revaluation of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter." The Georgia Review XIX, No. 2 (Summer 1965): 188-203.

Examines aspects of isolation, ideal communication, and the allegorical significance of John Singer, the deaf-mute character in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.

Evans, Oliver. "The Achievement of Carson McCullers." Carson McCullers, edited by Harold Bloom, Chelsea House Publishers, 1986: 21-31.

Discusses the themes, critical appraisals, and allegorical aspects of Carson McCullers' works.

Fuller, Janice. "The Conventions of Counterpoint and Fugue in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter." Mississippi Quarterly XLI, No. 1 (Winter 1987–1988): 55-67.

Examines the function of character and plot in the fugal structure of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.

Gervin, Mary A. "McCullers' Frames of Reference in The Ballad of the Sad Café." Pembroke Magazine, No. 20 (1988): 37-42.

Discusses the different elements of mythology, folklore, philosophy, and phenomenology in The Ballad of the Sad Café.

Ginsberg, Elaine. "The Female Initiation Theme in American Fiction." Studies in American Fiction 3. No. 1 (Spring 1975): 27-37.

Examines the theme of female initiation in American fiction, particularly as evidenced in McCullers' novels The Member of the Wedding and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.

Hardwick, Elizabeth. A review of The Member of the Wedding. Partisan Review XIII, No. 3 (Summer 1946): 384, 386-88, 390-93.

Brief review faulting The Member of the Wedding for its similarity to The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.

Johnson, James William. "The Adolescent Hero: A Trend in Modern Fiction." Twentieth Century Literature 5, No. 1 (April 1959): 3-11.

Study of adolescent protagonists in modern fiction, particularly in the works of Carson McCullers, J. D. Salinger, Thomas Wolfe, James Joyce, and Katherine Anne Porter.

Kelley, Patricia P. "Recommended: Carson McCullers." English Journal 71, No. 6 (October 1982): 67-68.

Identifies adolescent issues in McCullers' major novels and early short stories, suggesting their potential appeal to high school readers.

Madden, David. "The Paradox of the Need for Privacy and the Need for Understanding in Carson McCullers' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter." Literature and Psychology XVII, No. 2-3 (1967): 128-40.

Analysis of character psychology and dilemma of spiritual isolation in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.

Paden, Frances Freeman. "Autistic Gestures in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter." Modern Fiction Studies 28, No. 3 (Autumn 1982): 453-63.

Examines autistic behaviors exhibited by characters of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, particularly hand gestures that signify frustration and alienation.

Walsh, Margaret. "Carson McCullers' Anti-Fairy Tale: The Ballad of the Sad Café." Pembroke Magazine, No. 20 (1988): 43-8.

Discusses the fairy tale elements of The Ballad of the Sad Café, commenting on both love's failure to redeem and conquer, and the transience of personal transformations.

Worsley, T. C. "Growing Up." The New Statesman and Nation LIII, No. 1353 (16 February 1957): 201-202.

Negative assessment of McCullers' stage adaptation of The Member of the Wedding.