1. The Paradox and Brilliance of Flannery O'Connor
In many of her works, O'Conner paradoxically uses styles that are both grotesque and brutal to illustrate various themes of grace and self-actualization. ... Although Joy-Hulga chose the name because of its "ugly sound"; it was chosen for that very reason. ... (O'Connor, Habit 334) In his book, American Gargoyles: Flannery O'Connor and the Medieval Grotesque, Anthony Di Renzo compares her work to the paintings of the Flemish painter Hieronymus Bosch. ... Altdorfer's tactic was the opposite of traditional religious iconography of his time where the heavenly had been quite...
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