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- Title
"Man wonders but [Babs] decides / When to kill the Prince of Tides": Taking the Prince Out of The Prince of Tides.
- Authors
BAUER, MARGARET D.
- Abstract
The article critiques the 1986 novel "The Prince of Tides," by Southern author Pat Conroy. Topics discussed include comparison between the novel and its 1991 film adaptation directed by Barbra Streisand, the narration of the story's central conflict by the novel's character, Tom Wingo, through flashbacks, and the themes addressed such as death, family relationships, and growing up in South Carolina.
- Subjects
SOUTHERN States; PRINCE of Tides, The (Book); CONROY, Pat, 1945-2016; AMERICAN fiction; LITERARY criticism; AMERICAN literature; FILM adaptations of American fiction; THEMES in American literature; FLASHBACKS (Narrative)
- Publication
Southern Quarterly, 2019, Vol 56, Issue 4, p45
- ISSN
0038-4496
- Publication type
Literary Criticism