Ideas for Papers or Term Papers on John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces, the Occasional Series, Final Version

Authors

H. Vernon Leighton, Winona State UniversityFollow

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Description

This document lists thirty-three ideas that the reader might use for the basis of a literary study of the novel A Confederacy of Dunces, or its author, John Kennedy Toole. Some ideas, such as the first few, are minor and might warrant a five-page undergraduate paper. Others, such as the final one, might warrant a peer-review article or a graduate thesis. These ideas were originally posted between 2010 and 2025 on the John Kennedy Toole Research blog by H. Vernon Leighton.

Publication Date

2025

Publisher

Winona State University

Location

Winona; Minnesota; United States

Keywords

John Kennedy Toole; Confederacy of Dunces; Literary Criticism; Comparative literature

Department

Library

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | English Language and Literature

Comments

Citation: Leighton, H. Vernon. Ideas for Papers or Term Papers on John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces, the Occasional Series. version 1.29, 15 December 2025.

Recommended Citation

Leighton, H. Vernon, "Ideas for Papers or Term Papers on John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces, the Occasional Series, Final Version" (2025). Library Faculty Works. 7.
https://openriver.winona.edu/libraryfacultyworks/7