The preface, "Against Buses: Charles Baxter and the Contemporary Epiphany" deals with the epiphany as a potential ending to short stories. Baxter holds that epiphanies are trite and without purpose in today's fiction. I argue that Baxter's view, while not without merit, is limiting. Beginning with James Joyce and Katherine Anne Porter and moving to my own work, I discuss how some epiphanies, particularly false ones, can enhance rather than detract from excellent fiction. Five short stories make up the remainder of this thesis: "Dedication," "Taking it with You," "Transition to Flowers," "Profile in Courage," and "Henderson Street Bazaar."
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc33222 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Briseño, J. Andrew |
| Contributors | Penkov, Miroslav, Tait, John, 1969-, Friedman, Bonnie |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 81 p., Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Briseño, J. Andrew, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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