Maeve Brennan Criticism: Further Reading

Additional coverage of Brennan's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Contemporary Authors, Vols. 81-84; Contemporary Authors New Revisions Series, Vols. 72, 100; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol. 5; and Literature Resource Center.

Brennan, Maeve. "Works by Subject" and "Works About Subject." Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, H. W. Wilson Company, 2001, p. 3. (A brief list of books by Brennan and critical articles about her.)

Flanagan, Thomas. Review of The Springs of Affection. Washington Post Book World (11 January 1998): 1. (Positive review commenting on Brennan's clear style and narrative skill.)

Fraser, Kennedy. "You Must Remember This." The New Yorker (25 December 1995): 140. (Brief review of The Long-Winded Lady, as well as books by other authors.)

Oates, Joyce Carol. "Life in a Low Key." Saturday Review (22 March 1969): 65-69. (Review of In and Out of Never-Never Land.)

Review of The Long-Winded Lady. The New Yorker (21 December 1998): 99. (Review describing Brennan's usage of droll humor and poignant memoirs in The Long-Winded Lady.)

Review of The Springs of Affection. The New Yorker (15 December 1997): 154. (Positive review with emphasis on Brennan's delicate and sparse prose.)

Rodd, Candice. Review of The Springs of Affection. Times Literary Supplement (21 May 1999): 22. (Review suggesting that the themes and characters in the book are related to Brennan's personal troubles.)

Wolfe, Peter. Review of Christmas Eve. New Republic (27 April 1974): 28. (Review describing Brennan's use of subtle tension to a dramatic mean.)

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