Background
Ragen, Brian Abel was born on October 23, 1958 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Harry Joseph and Helen Louise (Abel) Ragen.
(A ground-breaking study of Flannery O'Connor and her plac...)
A ground-breaking study of Flannery O'Connor and her place in American culture, A Wreck on the Road to Damascus weaves together high art and popular culture in a way that makes literary criticism exciting. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Brian Abel Ragen shows not just the depth of O'Connor's religious vision, but also the ferocity of her attack on the literary tradition that at once denied original sin—her favorite doctrine—and shoved women to the margins of American culture. His work will change the way readers think about Flannery O'Connor, automobiles, original sin, and American culture.
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Ragen, Brian Abel was born on October 23, 1958 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Harry Joseph and Helen Louise (Abel) Ragen.
Bachelor, Pomona College, 1980. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1987.
Lecturer Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1984-1988, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, 1986-1987. Assistant professor Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 1988-1993. Associate professor Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, since 1993.
(A ground-breaking study of Flannery O'Connor and her plac...)
Member Modern Language Association (member delegate assembly since 1994), American Recorder Society, Law and Humanities Institute, Conference on Christianity and Literature, Country Dance and Song Society, Order of St. John (officer).