Soon after its publication in 1944, caroline gordons the women on. Published in 1937 and thus overshadowed by gone with the wind s appearance a year earlier, it remains a critically acclaimed work that focuses on the plight of two families in kentucky and georgia. Caroline gordon was born into the kentucky line of the extensive meriwether family. Sanders books has 28 entries in their overdrive catalogue. None shall look back isbn 97818799411 pdf epub caroline. Shiloh 1952, by shelby foote, strikingly presents the war through a few selected participants in one battle. Scope and contents this collection is made up of books, newspaper clippings, magazines, journal articles, and short stories by and about caroline gordon. By far the most ambitious of caroline gordons novels. This work employs a family and community situation as a microcosm of the conflict, as do the forge 1931 by t. In early september 1936 caroline gordon contemplated death, diarrhea, and her civil war novel and became mightily irked. None shall look back southern classics series paperback. None shall look back southern classics series 97818799411. Her biggest book, a civil war novel titled none shall look back, had.
None shall look back southern classics series 9781879941120. She also published three collections of short stories and three other books, including how to read a novel in 1957. Gordon was a southerner herself, and certainly the book has a prosouth feel to it, but she didnt hide the defects or paint a picture of perfection and bliss. Caroline gordons books have always had a small devoted audience, but the. Penhally 1931 aleck maury, sportsman 1934 none shall look back 1937 the garden of adonis 1937 green centuries 1941 the women on the porch 1944 the forest of the south 1945 the house of fiction. I remember loving none shall look back, but i realize now im confusing it with penhally and perhaps other works as well. Dramatic handling of not too hackneyed campaigns and battles. Sherman, for all his book learning, went right to the point. Maury, sportsman 1934, and none shall look back 1937, which have come to.
With regard to james lane allen the sword of youth, caroline gordon none shall look back, ross lockridge raintree county, allen tate the fathers, and stark youngso red the rose, i have serious misgivings. Stribling, none shall look back 1937 by caroline gordon, and the fathers 1938 by allen tate. The title of caroline gordons epic civil war novel, none shall look back, comes from nahum in the old testament. Caroline gordon author 1992 bedford forrest andrew nelson lytle author 1993 the tennessee donald davidon author 1992 none shall look back caroline gordon author 1992 nashville 1864. For some reason ive been moved to read much of her work again recently. None shall look back southern classics series by caroline gordon 19920915 on. That about captures the status of the novelist flannery oconnor identified in her letters. The title of caroline gordon s epic civil war novel, none shall look back, comes from nahum in the old testament. I wanted to read gordons novel and find out for myself.
None shall look back southern classics series by caroline. Although she had to wrest time for her writing from domestic and social obligations, the eight benfolly years were especially productive for gordon, who published four novels and several stories before 1937. Sanders bookspublisher overdrive rakuten overdrive. None shall look back was a better, richer story in all respects and, in my opinion, would have made a much better movie and still would. The novel is about a soldier during the war between the states. A study of the hero in his archetypal struggle against death, this novel follows the civil war in the west through the career of confederate rivers allard, a kentuckian who rides with forrest. Folder 86 published version appearing in carolina magazine, may 1937. Caroline gordon was a distinguished novelist, shortstory writer, essayist, and literary critic. One of her biggest fans was william faulkner and she was an early and perspicacious booster of faulkners. None shall look back by caroline gordon, paperback barnes. Editions of none shall look back by caroline gordon. None shall look back was published about a year or two after gone with the wind. Caroline gordon books list of books by author caroline gordon. Lee, douglas southall freemans fourvolume, definitive r.
Had she published none shall look back prior to 1936, some believe her southern war story wouldve trumped margaret mitchells classic. In 1941, caroline gordon was listed in the oxford companion to. Novelists walker percy and caroline gordon none shall look back and editor robert giroux, among others, fill out the portrait of the sometimes cantankerous oconnor in knowing and empathetic tones. Oct 15, 2019 good things out of nazareth, a muchanticipated collection of many of oconnors previously unpublished lettersalong with those of literary luminaries such as walker percy the moviegoer, caroline gordon none shall look back, katherine anne porter ship of fools, robert giroux and movie critic stanley kauffmann. I love books written pre1950 and this book did not disappoint. Jan 01, 1992 none shall look back, by caroline gordon 18951981 first published in 1937. The first, by orville prescott, noted that the novels dust jacket depicted the figure of a young woman fleeing from the nameless terrors of a dark forest, and that the encircling gloom that menaces her. Her portrayal of nathan bedford forrest in none shall look back, recently reissued by j. None shall look back is a story of the civil war which at first gives promise of outdistancing its numerous competitors.
The civil war narratives of mary johnston and caroline gordon. When caroline gordons finest novel, aleck maury, sportsman 1934, was republished nine years ago, it was as part of a lost american fiction series brought out by southern illinois university press. Good things out of nazareth by flannery oconnor benjamin e. None shall look back by caroline gordon, paperback. Mcgaughey hardcover from turner pub co special order. Great civil war novel that concentrates on the western theater, specifically on gen.
By far the most ambitious of caroline gordon s novels. Gordon went on to publish ten novels, including aleck maury, sportsman 1934, a novel which is said to be about gordons father, none shall look back 1937, a civil war novel, and the women on the porch 1944. An anthology of the short story with allen tate 1950 the strange children 1951 the malefactors 1956 a good soldier. Despite this initial excitement, over the years the women on the porch has been marginalized in favor of earlier gordon works such as penhally 1931, aleck maury, sportsman 1934, and none shall look back 1937, which have come to dominate gordon criticism. A study of the hero in his archetypal struggle against death, t.
Fox, wade hall paperback from university press of kentucky 1987. The analogy with so red the rose and gone with the wind is so sure to be made that one might use that as a springboard. A daughter, caroline meriwether goodlett, founded the united daughters of the confederacy organization following her brothers death in the civil war and a greatgranddaughter, caroline gordon tate, a southern novelist, chose this woodstock manor house as the setting for two of her novels, penhally and none shall look back. Caroline gordon 18951981, a native of kentucky, began her literary career in the 1920s after her marriage to poet allen tate. The first novel was penhally 1931, followed by alec maury, sportsman 1934, none shall look back 1937, and the garden of adonis 1937. Caroline ferguson gordon october 6, 1895 april 11, 1981 was a notable american novelist and literary critic who, while still in her thirties, was the recipient of two prestigious literary awards, a 1932 guggenheim fellowship and a 1934 o. The function of ritual in caroline gordons green centuries nonfiction page 495. The collected stories of caroline gordon fsg classics paperback. The innocent southern classics series 9781879941199.
Good things out of nazareth, a muchanticipated collection of many of oconnors previously unpublished lettersalong with those of literary luminaries such as walker percy the moviegoer, caroline gordon none shall look back, katherine anne porter ship of fools, robert giroux and movie critic stanley kauffmann. Fictional treatments of sherman in georgia new georgia. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. None shall look back, by caroline gordon 18951981 first published in 1937. A note on caroline gordons fiction nonfiction page 467. None shall look back caroline gordon ebok 9781461632757. Her publisher had recently commented that the novel, none shall look back, then rifled cup of fury, was all right so far as it went but complained that the. The chronology of american literature in the 20th century. Sportsman 1934, none shall look back 1937, and the garden of adonis. None shall look back southern classics series by caroline gordon 19920915. See all books authored by caroline gordon, including none shall look back southern classics series, and the collected stories of caroline gordon, and more on. Shiloh 1952, by shelby foote, strikingly presents the war through a.
Caroline gordon books list of books by author caroline. Kentucky writer caroline gordon made the battle of chickamauga, fought in walker county in 1863, the centerpiece of her novel none shall look back. Margaret mitchell was very lucky gone with the wind beat this great work by caroline gordon into print. Timing is everything, and for caroline gordon that was particularly true for her novel about the american civil war. This acclaimed book by caroline gordon is available at in several formats for your ereader. None shall look back epub adobe drm can be read on any device that can open epub adobe drm files. Had it been published earlier it may have been the southern novel of the period. None shall look back by caroline gordon overdrive rakuten. The heros journey in the novels of caroline gordon. The function of ritual in caroline gordon s green centuries nonfiction. The novel as history nonfiction page 480 ashley brown. The tennessee donald davidon author 1992 none shall look back caroline.
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