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Jun 23, 2020 · Categories: Short Story. Katherine Anne Porter’s (May 15, 1890 – September 18, 1980) short fiction is noted for its sophisticated use of symbolism, complex exploitation of point of view, challenging variations of ambiguously ironic tones, and profound analyses of psychological and social themes. Her career can be divided into three main ...
Feb 21, 2018 · Taking a cue from Judas who revealed Christ’s identity to his persecutors with a kiss, “Flowering Judas” by Katherine Anne Porter, a short story published in 1930, revolves around the theme of betrayal. Laura, an adventurous young woman from the southwest U.S. has an identity crisis, questioning her own values and her involvement in the ...
May 24, 2021 · In this novella from her first collection, Flowering Judas and Other Stories, published in 1930, Katherine Anne Porter creates a totally rootless character, an American expatriate in Mexico with ties to neither the past nor the future. Laura finds no reason to recall her previous life or to think back to her former country. In….
Apr 13, 2009 · Reading about Katherine Anne Porter’s early, blown-about years in Joan Givner’s deeply pleasurable critical biography, “Katherine Anne Porter: A Life” (1982), and in Darlene Harbour Unrue ...
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Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) [7280] Anonymous, Crowds Surge around President-Elect General Obregon Entering Mexico City in a Truck with Ricardo Topete on His Right and Generals Manzo and Cruz on His Left (1928), courtesy of the Library of Congress [LC-USZ62-115962]. “It is my firm belief,” Katherine Anne Porter once said, “that all ...
Summary: “Flowering Judas”. “Flowering Judas” by Katherine Anne Porter was first published in 1930 in her debut collection of stories titled Flowering Judas and Other Stories. The anthology was later expanded in 1935 to include 10 works of short fiction. “Flowering Judas” is set in the Xochimilco borough of Mexico City in 1920, just ...
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Summary. Analysis. Every night, Braggioni waits for Laura in her house and sings to her “in a furry, mournful voice.”. Laura tries to avoid going home at night, but even when she stays out late in the hopes of evading Braggioni, he’s always there waiting for her, guitar in hand.
