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Comp Literature American South
Contributor(s): Gray, Richard (Editor), Robinson, Owen (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1405163690     ISBN-13: 9781405163699
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE: $56.00  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2007
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Annotation: From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this "Companion" is the definitive guide to the literature and culture of the American South. Consisting of over 30 original contributions, each of them written by an acknowledged authority in their field, the "Companion" reveals the diversity of the Southern region, as expressed in different forms of thought, work, and imaginative play.

The first major section, concentrating on themes and issues, looks at the distinctive cultural characteristics of the American South and includes discussion of the visual arts, music, society, history and politics. The second focuses on writers who have made significant contributions to Southern thinking and the imaginative reinvention of the South. These include Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Hurston, Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, and range from the earliest writers in the region to all those - black and white, male and female - who are writing now.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American - General
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
Dewey: 810.997
Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture (Paperback)
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.81" W x 9.62" L (2.52 lbs) 666 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - South
Features: Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 316
 
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Publisher Description:
From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this Companion is the definitive guide to the literature and culture of the American South.

  • Includes discussion of the visual arts, music, society, history, and politics in the region
  • Combines treatment of major literary works and historical events with a survey of broader themes, movements and issues
  • Explores the work of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Huston, Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, as well as those - black and white, male and female - who are writing now
  • Co-edited by the esteemed scholar Richard Gray, author of the acclaimed volume, A History of American Literature (Blackwell, 2003)
 
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