Joseph M. Flora is the former chair of the English department at the University of North Carolina. He has held offices in several literary and professional organizations.

"The aim of this book is not to have the final word on the meaning of the stories that compose Men Without Women. Rather, the study attempts to probe the events of each story as we encounter them. It seeks to explain historical references, to identify allusions, to see how form suggests meaning." - From the Preface"

Joseph M. Flora is the former chair of the English department at the University of North Carolina. He has held offices in several literary and professional organizations.

"The aim of this book is not to have the final word on the meaning of the stories that compose Men Without Women. Rather, the study attempts to probe the events of each story as we encounter them. It seeks to explain historical references, to identify allusions, to see how form suggests meaning." - From the Preface"

Joseph M. Flora is the former chair of the English department at the University of North Carolina. He has held offices in several literary and professional organizations.

"The aim of this book is not to have the final word on the meaning of the stories that compose Men Without Women. Rather, the study attempts to probe the events of each story as we encounter them. It seeks to explain historical references, to identify allusions, to see how form suggests meaning." - From the Preface"